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Who was the author of the highly influential Bengali play 'Neel Darpan'?

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

Answer options

  1. Dinabandhu Mitra
  2. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
  3. Rabindranath Tagore
  4. Michael Madhusudan Dutt

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Dinabandhu Mitra

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) Dinabandhu Mitra šŸ“š Explanation: 'Neel Darpan' (The Indigo Mirror) was a powerful and deeply moving Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1860. The play vividly depicted the brutal exploitation and horrific torture of innocent Bengali peasants by greedy European indigo planters. It played a massive, critical role in shaping public opinion and heavily fueling the historic Indigo Revolt.