Who was the founder of Madras Labour Union ?
B.P. Wadia
Option 3 — B.P. Wadia is correct.
The Madras Labour Union, founded in 1918, is generally recognised as the first organised trade union in India. It was established by B.P. Wadia, a theosophist and associate of Annie Besant, to protect the interests of textile workers at the Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in Madras.
Its formation was a landmark in the Indian labour movement, giving workers a permanent representative body rather than ad-hoc strike committees.
Why the other options are wrong:
| Leader | Associated with |
|---|---|
| N.M. Joshi | Founder of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), 1920 |
| N.M. Lokhande | Pioneer of the early Bombay mill-hands' movement (1880s) |
| V.V. Giri | Trade-union leader and later President of India |
Takeaway: B.P. Wadia and the Madras Labour Union (1918) mark the birth of the modern organised trade-union movement in India.
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