Project Gutenberg 2017-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 2482 Mitra, Dinabandhu 1829 1874 Dinabandhu Mitra Mitra, Dinobandhu Dinobandhu Mitra Dutt, Michael Madhusudan 1824 1873 Datta, Madhusudan Nil Darpan; or, The Indigo Planting Mirror, A Drama. Translated from the Bengali by a Native. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nil_Darpan Produced by KD Weeks, Mary Glenn Krause, Eric Lehtonen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Nil Darpan; or, The Indigo Planting Mirror" by Dinabandhu Mitra is a dramatic work written in the mid-19th century. This play explores the plight of Bengali peasants under the oppressive Indigo plantation system, highlighting their struggles and the injustices they face at the hands of colonial planters. The narrative is centered around characters like Goluk Chunder, Sadhu Churn, and Nobin Madhab, who represent the suffering yet resilient ryots fighting against servitude and exploitation. The opening of the drama sets the stage by illustrating the dire circumstances of ryots, specifically focusing on Goluk Chunder and Sadhu Churn, who lament their lost prosperity due to the forced cultivation of Indigo instead of rice. They express despair over the encroaching control of the Indigo planters and the resulting misery that has become their life. The dialogue reveals the deep emotional and financial toll that Indigo cultivation has inflicted on their families and communities, showcasing a vivid portrayal of agrarian distress in colonial India. Through the characters' conversations, the audience is introduced to themes of resistance, identity, and the quest for justice, drawing attention to the pervasive inequalities of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Indigo industry -- India -- Bengal -- Drama PK Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) 271121 2025-09-21T12:33:07.517817 text/html 244886 2024-10-23T01:40:19 text/html 309661 2025-09-21T12:33:13.538820 application/epub+zip 312641 2025-09-21T12:33:08.927821 application/epub+zip 155907 2025-09-21T12:33:08.280800 application/epub+zip 405466 2025-09-21T12:33:16.688765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368350 2025-09-21T12:33:12.931844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211908 2022-09-24T15:30:44.326541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226042 2025-09-21T12:33:06.765846 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 206039 2024-10-23T01:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17614 2025-09-21T12:33:16.826770 application/rdf+xml 14035 2025-09-21T12:33:08.397813 image/jpeg 2238 2025-09-21T12:33:08.340862 image/jpeg 282309 2025-09-21T12:33:07.545871 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia