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The 'Nil Darpan' was written by Dinabandhu Mitra to highlight the struggle of:

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

Answer options

  1. Tea garden workers
  2. Textile workers
  3. Coal miners
  4. Indigo farmers

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Indigo farmers

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: (D) Indigo farmers šŸ“š Explanation: 'Nil Darpan' (The Indigo Mirror) is a Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1860. It vividly depicted the brutal exploitation and atrocities committed by British indigo planters against the local farmers in Bengal. The play was instrumental in fueling the Indigo Revolt (Nil Vidroha) and significantly shaped public opinion in Bengal and Britain. It was later translated into English by Michael Madhusudan Dutt.