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Dadabhai Naoroji was the first man to say that internal factors were not the reasons of poverty in India but poverty was caused by the colonial rule that was draining the wealth and prosperity of India. The drain of wealth was the portion of India’s wealth and economy that was not available to Indians.

In 1867, Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the 'drain of wealth' theory in which he stated that the Britain was completely draining India. He mentioned this theory in his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India. He put forward the idea that Britain was draining and bleeding India and that, too, for nothing.

Dadabhai Naoroji powerfully stressed the Swaraj as the goal of Indian People. In Calcutta session of 1906, under the leadership of Dadabhai Naoroji, Congress adopted Swaraj or self-government as the goal of Indian people. But in actuality he meant self governing British colonies. He was also an Indian nationalist and critic of British economic policy in India

In 1867, Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the ‘drain of wealth’ theory in which he stated that the Britain was completely draining India. He mentioned this theory in his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India. He put forward the idea that Britain was draining and bleeding India and that, too, for nothing.

Dadabhai Naoroji was the first man to say that internal factors were not the reasons of poverty in India but poverty was caused by the colonial rule that was draining the wealth and prosperity of India. In 1867, Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the ‘drain of wealth’ theory in which he stated that the Britain was completely draining India. He mentioned this theory in his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India. Further in his book , he stated the loss of 200-300 million pounds of revenue to Britain. Dadabhai Naoroji considered it as a major evil of British in India.

Dadabhai Naoroji. Dadabhai Naoroji  known as the Grand Old Man of India, was a Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader.

The prominent members of the moderates were:-

• D E Wacha
• S N Banerjee
• Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Indian National Congress was formed in 1885. It was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. The early political leaders of Indian National Congress dominated Congress from 1885-1905. During this period, the Congress Party passed fairly moderate reform resolutions, though many within the organization by 1905 were becoming radicalized by the increased poverty that accompanied British imperialism.