Neel Darpan is a play based on the story of Indigo Rebellion of Bengal of 1860-6 1. Who authored it ?

Neel Darpan (The Mirror of Indigo) is a seminal Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1860 [t2][t3]. The play was a powerful critique of the exploitative indigo plantation system in Bengal, specifically highlighting the atrocities committed by British planters against Indian peasants during the Indigo Rebellion of 1859-60 [t2][t6]. It played a crucial role in mobilizing public opinion and led to the appointment of the Indigo Commission by the British government to investigate the grievances of the farmers [t3]. While Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya is famous for 'Anandamath' [c2], and Michael Madhusudan Dutt is credited with translating Neel Darpan into English, the original authorship belongs to Dinabandhu Mitra [t2][t6]. The play remains a landmark in modern Indian literature for its social realism and its contribution to the early nationalist consciousness in India.

Sources

1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 6: People’s Resistance Against British Before 1857 > Important Civil Uprisings > p. 140