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Dinabandhu Mitra published a play in Bengali titled : Neel Darpan (Blue Mirror), which depicted the atrocities on the indigo planters. The play was translated into English by :<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Reverend James Long” option2=”Dwarkanath Tagore” option3=”Michael Madhusudan Dutta” option4=”Rabindranath Tagore” correct=”option3″]<\/p>\n

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\nDinabandhu Mitra’s play ‘Neel Darpan’ was a significant work exposing the brutal exploitation of Indian peasants by indigo planters. While Reverend James Long is historically important for publishing and distributing the English translation, leading to his prosecution, the translation itself is widely attributed to the eminent Bengali poet and playwright Michael Madhusudan Dutta.
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\nThe play “Neel Darpan” exposed the plight of indigo cultivators under the British planters.
\nMichael Madhusudan Dutta translated the play into English.
\nReverend James Long faced trial and imprisonment for publishing the translated play.
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\nThe publication and subsequent controversy surrounding the translated ‘Neel Darpan’ brought the issue of indigo cultivation atrocities to a wider audience, including in Britain, and played a role in the eventual decline of indigo cultivation under the exploitative system. The play’s original Bengali title was “Neel Darpan Natak”.
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Dinabandhu Mitra published a play in Bengali titled : Neel Darpan (Blue Mirror), which depicted the atrocities on the indigo planters. The play was translated into English by : [amp_mcq option1=”Reverend James Long” option2=”Dwarkanath Tagore” option3=”Michael Madhusudan Dutta” option4=”Rabindranath Tagore” correct=”option3″] This question was previously asked in UPSC CAPF – 2014 Download PDFAttempt Online Dinabandhu … <\/p>\n

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