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UGC NET July 2016 History
Who among the following wrote the novel 'The Lake of Palms' and whose Ramayana and Mahabharata in English verse secured him a permanent place in Indo-Anglican literature?
ARomesh Chandra Dutt ✓ Correct
BMichael Madhusudan Dutt
CAru Dutt
DRajani Palme Dutt
Correct answer: (A) Romesh Chandra Dutt — Romesh Chandra Dutt wrote these works, so the answer is Romesh Chandra Dutt.
Explanation
★Romesh Chandra Dutt wrote these works, so the answer is Romesh Chandra Dutt.
★He wrote the novel The Lake of Palms in 1902.
★It is a story of Indian domestic life.
★It was first published in Bengali.
★He also rendered the Ramayana and Mahabharata in English verse.
★These works secured him a lasting place in Indo-Anglican literature.
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