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The Grand Old man of India, Dadabhai Naoroji is the one and only politician and saint of his time from 1825 to 1917. This famous personality came to this world in 1825 being the first leader and politician of Indian Independence movement. This person sowed the seeds of independence to the Indians and paved the way to carry it ahead with the mission. Despite heavy pressure from the family owing to the lack of finance Naoroji continued his study in Mumbai thus for excellent study got the scholarship as well as stood as the first professor (mathematics) of India. As an educated citizen, Dadabhai came to know about the unjust rule and administration of British government and their tyrant rule over the simple Indians. In 1957 he established an organization to protest British rule in India and demanded the rejection of this rule from the Indian soil immediately. Thus he became the debut freedom fighter and leader for India?s independence. If Indian national congress today boasts of its long journey, it is possible due to the sincere efforts of Dadabhai Naoroji in giving this association a new face and formation. He is the forefront leader of Indian National Congress who materialized the dream of Indians. So he is called ?the grand old man of India?. Gandhi and most of the prominent and oldest leaders and mentors of INC have been taught by his ideas and philosophies. This stalwart of Indian politics and freedom movement ultimately confronted his demise in the year 1917 in Mumbai thus a great soul passed away and his pupils finally materialized his dreams in the night of August 14, 1947.