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Question
Who drew the attention of the British to the suffering of Indigo cultivation through his play Nil darpan?
Options
Dina Bandhu Mitra
Romesh Chandra Dutt
Dadabhai Naoroji
Birsa Munda
Solution
Dina Bandhu Mitra
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