‘The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India’ was written by

The correct answer is D) Bipin Chandra (usually spelt Bipan Chandra). His 1966 work, The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India: Economic Policy of the Indian National Leadership 1880-1905, traces how the early Congress leadership built its critique of colonial rule on economic grounds, including the drain of wealth argument and the demand for industrialisation.

• A) Partha Sarthi Gupta: His work deals with British imperial economic interests and British millowners in India. It is not the source of this title.
• B) S Gopal: He is known for British Policy in India 1858-1905 and studies of the Viceroyalty, which concern the administration's policy rather than Indian economic nationalism.
• C) BR Nanda: His major works are on Gandhi, including biographies and studies of Gandhi's ideas and Pan-Islamism. None is titled as in the question.

The core concept here is economic nationalism, which links the drain theory, Swadeshi and the moderate-extremist debate on economic policy. For Mains, it is useful for questions on the economic roots of the freedom movement and the colonial critique of development.

Trap: Aspirants often pick the most famous name among historians of the national movement. Attribute each book to its author by title, not by reputation.