29-12-2017: Dadabhai Naoroji A commemorative postage stamp

Dadabhai Naoroji, known as the Grand Old Man of India was one of the guiding lights in the late nineteenth century who played a cardinal role in shaping India’s destiny.He had the distinction of becoming a Liberal party member of Parliament(MP) in the United Kingdom House of Commons between 1892 and 1895, the first Asian to be a British MP. Naoroji is also credited with the founding of the Indian National Congress, along with A.O.