The first Bengali Drama, written to highlight the brutality of the British indigo planters, was __________.

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Neel Darpan

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Shome Prakash

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The correct option is B Neel Darpan
Neel Darpan is a Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858–1859. It was a drama depicting the pitiable condition of Bengal under the tyranny of Indigo planters. It was published from Dhaka in 1860.

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The first Bengali Drama, written to highlight the brutality of the British indigo planters, was __________.

The correct option is B Neel DarpanNeel Darpan is a Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858–1859. It was a drama depicting the pitiable condition of Bengal under the tyranny of Indigo planters. It was published from Dhaka in 1860.

The correct option is B Neel Darpan
Neel Darpan is a Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858–1859. It was a drama depicting the pitiable condition of Bengal under the tyranny of Indigo planters. It was published from Dhaka in 1860.