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