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DADABMA1 NAOROJI

(1825—1917)
"The Grand old man of India". Great social and
political reformer; the first Indian to be elected to the
British Parliament, the first Indian to sit on a Royal
Commission, viz- the Welby Commission and, above
all, the first Indian to claim self-government or
"Swaraj". Thrice elected President of the Indian
National Congress in 1886, 1893 and 1906.

Painted by—J. A. Lalkaka.
Donated by—Parscc Federal Council, Bombay.
Unveiled by—G. V. Mavalankar, Speaker, Lok
Sabha, on 13-3-1954.

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