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Q68 (NDA-II/2016) History & Culture › Culture, Literature, Religion & Philosophy › Modern Indian literature Answer Verified

Who among the following was the author of Neel DarpUn, published in 1860 ?

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Neel Darpan (or Nil Darpan), published in 1860, was written by the Bengali playwright Dinabandhu Mitra [1]. The play is a seminal work of modern Bengali drama that exposed the brutal exploitation and plight of indigo farmers under the British colonial regime [1]. While Dinabandhu Mitra was the original author, the work is also associated with other prominent figures of the Bengal Renaissance: Michael Madhusudan Dutta is widely credited with translating the play into English as 'The Indigo Planting Mirror', and Reverend James Long was responsible for its publication and distribution. For his role in publishing the English version, Reverend Long was famously prosecuted and sentenced to prison for libel. The play played a critical role in the development of commercial theatre in Bengal and significantly influenced public sentiment during the Indigo Revolt [1].

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  1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinabandhu_Mitra
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