Who among the following was the author of Neel Darpan, published in 1860 ?
[amp_mcq option1=”Reverend James Long” option2=”Michael Madhusudan Dutta” option3=”Raja Ram Mohan Roy” option4=”Dinabandhu Mitra” correct=”option4″]
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UPSC NDA-2 – 2016
The play ‘Neel Darpan’ (The Indigo Mirror), published in 1860, was written by Dinabandhu Mitra. The play depicted the brutal exploitation of Bengali indigo farmers by European indigo planters under British rule, highlighting the oppression and injustice faced by the ryots (peasants).
Dinabandhu Mitra wrote the play ‘Neel Darpan’ in 1860, which exposed the atrocities of indigo planters and contributed to the Indigo Revolt.