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The Indigo Revolt was regularly highlighted in which newspaper?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Som Prakash
  2. Hindu Patriot
  3. Amrita Bazar Patrika
  4. The Maratha

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Hindu Patriot

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Hindu Patriot šŸ“š Explanation: The 'Hindu Patriot' was an influential English weekly published from Calcutta and edited by Harish Chandra Mukherjee. During the massive Indigo Revolt of 1859, this newspaper regularly highlighted the brutal exploitation of the poor indigo farmers. It played a major role in organizing middle-class sympathy for the peasant uprising.