History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET November 2017 History
Which of the following newspapers made a vigorous denunciation of the indigo planters and supported the cause of cultivators during the 'Indigo riots'?
AFriend of India
BHindu Patriot ✓ Correct
CHurkaru
DHindusthan
Correct answer: (B) Hindu Patriot — The Hindu Patriot did this, so the answer is the Hindu Patriot.
Explanation
★The Hindu Patriot did this, so the answer is the Hindu Patriot.
★The Hindu Patriot was a weekly newspaper.
★It exposed the oppression and atrocities on Indian peasants by the indigo planters.
★The planters used to force the peasants into cultivating indigo.
★The Hindu Patriot was founded in 1853.
★Its first editor was Girish Chandra Ghosh.
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