History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET December 2023 History
The play 'Neel Darpan' was authored by:
ABankim Chandra Chatterjee
BLala Lajpat Rai
CGopal Hari Deshmukh
DDinabandhu Mitra ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Dinabandhu Mitra — The answer is Dinabandhu Mitra, who wrote the Bengali play Neel Darpan.
Explanation
★The answer is Dinabandhu Mitra, who wrote the Bengali play Neel Darpan.
★It was composed in 1858-59 and exposed the cruelties of indigo planters.
★The play became a cause of the Indigo Revolt in Bengal.
★Its plot rests on the oppression of peasants by European planters.
★His original name was Gandharva Narayan, later changed to Dinabandhu Mitra.
★The other writers were active in reform and literature but did not author this play.
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