In the year 1867, Dadabhai Naoroji propagated that the British rule is draining the wealth of India. In his book “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India” he discussed the matter in detail. R.C. Dutt also supported the concept of the “Drain of Wealth” in his book “Economic History of India”.
To remove the British colonial rule over India, Rash Bihari Bos, a veteran freedom fighter, founded Indian Independence League in 1942 at Tokyo, Japan.