An Italian Physician, Gemelli Careri visited India in 1695 AD during the reign of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and accounted the military organization and administration of Mughal empire at that time.
Dadabhai Naoroji is known as the Grand Old Man of India. He is called so because of his 61 long years of immense contribution to Indian freedom struggle against the British. He served 40 years before the formation of INC and 21 more years after that.