Attitude of Industrialists towards Indian National Congress in Pre-independent Era?

 In the second half of the 19th century an important development was the established of large-scale machine based industrial in India. It led to the emergence of two new classes industrialists and capabilities and the modern worker class. The attitude of these new classes were favourable towards the National Movement from the very beginning. It is an important aspect that without government help and in opposition to British policy the Industrial Development in took place.

There were no aid or strategically help from the government of India to newly found industries. Thus, the Indian industrialists were of view that, it is impossible to influence British government. The British rulers of India did not conceive of an industrialized India basically. Therefore, industrialists helped nationalists in the fight against British rule an alternative.

Before independence most of the industrialists were associated with the Indian National Congress (INC). Such as Jamuna Lal Bajaj, Samual Arrron and Lala Shankar Lal were the industrialists, who were very famous and even arrested by the government. Although Industrialists such as Ghanshyam Das Birla, Ambalal Sarabhai and Balchand Hiranand did not join congress but helped it remaining outside.

Though, to some extent congress turned socialist, but this does not show more diversion from pro-congress attitude of industrialists.

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