Indian Merchants' Chamber
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Indian Merchants’ Chamber, established on 7 September 1907 in Mumbai
, is an organization of India
, representing interests of Indian trade, commerce, and industry. It was organized originally during the days of the British Raj
to promote trade, commerce, and industry by Indian entrepreneurs.
IMC has played a significant role in consolidating Indian business interests and making the Indian economy self-reliant. It kept pace with and, in its own way, became part of the Indian struggle for freedom
. It was the Chamber's dedication that made Mahatma Gandhi
patronise it and accept, in 1931, its honorary membership — a rare honour bestowed upon any chamber of commerce in this country.
Today, its institutional records are part of the Archives at the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library
, at Teen Murti House, Delhi.
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, is an organization of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, representing interests of Indian trade, commerce, and industry. It was organized originally during the days of the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
to promote trade, commerce, and industry by Indian entrepreneurs.
IMC has played a significant role in consolidating Indian business interests and making the Indian economy self-reliant. It kept pace with and, in its own way, became part of the Indian struggle for freedom
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
. It was the Chamber's dedication that made Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
patronise it and accept, in 1931, its honorary membership — a rare honour bestowed upon any chamber of commerce in this country.
Today, its institutional records are part of the Archives at the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library
Nehru Memorial Museum & Library
The Nehru Memorial Museum & Library is a library in New Delhi, India, which aims to preserve and reconstruct the history of the Indian independence movement. Housed within the Teen Murti House complex, it is an autonomous institution under the Indian Ministry of Culture, and was founded in 1964...
, at Teen Murti House, Delhi.