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What were the objectives and activities of the East India Association founded in 1866?
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The East India Association was founded in London on 1st October, 1866 by Dadabhai Naoroji. Its objectives were as follows-
- It aimed at providing members of the British Parliament information regarding India's genuine grievances.
- The Association attracted a lot of Englishmen who sympathised with India's distress.
- The Association recommended the abolition of cotton duties and petitioned the government to withdraw the Vernacular Press Act.
- The Association soon became popular and soon had branches in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
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