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Renowned historian Bipan Chandra authored The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India: Economic Policies of Indian National Leadership, 1880–1905. The book was first published in 1966 by People's Publishing House, New Delhi. It is an important historical study of the emergence and development of economic nationalism in colonial India.

The book examines the economic ideas of Indian nationalist leaders between 1880 and 1905. During this period, Indian nationalists analysed British economic policies, excessive land revenue, inequalities in foreign trade, and problems faced by Indian industries. They argued that the colonial economic system adversely affected India's resources and economic development.

Thinkers such as Dadabhai Naoroji, Mahadev Govind Ranade, and Romesh Chandra Dutt played important roles in the development of economic nationalism. Dadabhai Naoroji criticised the transfer of wealth from India to Britain through the Drain of Wealth Theory. Romesh Chandra Dutt analysed the effects of colonial land revenue arrangements and economic policies on the Indian economy.

Bipan Chandra was a prominent historian of the Indian national movement and modern Indian history. His other well-known works include India's Struggle for Independence and India Since Independence, which he also co-authored. His study of economic nationalism is important for understanding how criticism of British economic policies contributed to the development of Indian national consciousness and the freedom movement.