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Question
Who organised the East India Association in London? When and why was it organized?
Or
Who founded the ‘East India Association’?
Or
Name the regional association Dadabhai Naoroji was associated with.
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Solution
Dadabhai Naoroji organized the East India Association in London. It was organized in 1866. Dadabhai Naoroji felt that the British were basically just and fair, but he wanted to make the British conscious towards the grievances of Indian people so that they could find a remedy for their ills.
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