INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Neel Darpan is a Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858–1859. The play was essential to the Indigo revolt of February–March 1859 in Bengal, when farmers refused to sow indigo in their fields as a protest against exploitative farming under the British Raj.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nil Darpan (sometimes Nil Durpan) or The Indigo Planting Mirror was a Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858-59. The drama was written in the context of social agitation in Bengal, known as the Indigo Revolt.

Detailed explanation-3: -The whole of the rural population supported the revolt. The press also supported the revolt and played its part in portraying the plight of the farmers and fighting for their cause. The play Nil Darpan (The Mirror of Indigo) by Dinabandhu Mitra written in 1858 – 59 portrayed the farmers’ situation accurately.

Detailed explanation-4: -’Neel Darpan’ is a play based on the story of Indigo Rebellion of Bengal of 1860-61 .

Detailed explanation-5: -DARPAN stands for Digital Advancement of Rural Post-Office for a New India. This was launched by the Department of Post, Ministry of Communications on 21 December 2017. It is an Information Technology (IT) modernization project of rural Post offices aimed at realizing financial inclusion of un-banked rural population.