Consider the following statements
1. Neel Darpan was a play based on the exploitations of the Indigo farmers.
2. The play ‘Navanna’ by Nabin Chandra Das was based on the famine of Bengal.
3. Bharat Mata painting was drawn by Abanindranath Tagore.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 and 3 only
Incorrect Answer 2 and 3 only
Incorrect Answer1, 2 and 3
Correct AnswerExplanation:
Statement 1 is correct. Nil Darpan is a Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858–1859. The play was published from Dhaka in 1860, under a pseudonym of the author. The play was essential to Nilbidraha, better known as the Indigo revolt of 1859 in Bengal, when farmers refused to sow indigo in their fields to protest against exploitative farming under the British Raj.
Statement 2 is also correct. ‘Navanna’, a play by Nabin Chandra Das. The theme of the play was based on the famine of Bengal.
Statement 3 is also correct. Bharat Mata is an epic painting by celebrated Indian painter, Abindranath Tagore. It dating back to 1905 depicts a saffron clad woman, dressed like a sadhvi, holding a book, sheaves of paddy, a piece of white cloth and a garland in her four hands. The painting is also considered significant because of its historical value and since it had helped in conceptualizing the idea of Bharat Mata (Mother India).
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By: Kritika Kaushal