Question

Who translated the book 'Nil Darpan' authored by Dinabandhu Mitra into English?
1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
2. Michael Madhusudan Dutta
3. Umesh Chandra Dutta
4. John Kerry

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Michael Madhusudan Dutta

The correct answer is Michael Madhusudan Dutta.

• Michael Madhusudan Dutta translated the book 'Nil Darpan' authored by Dinabandhu Mitra into English.

• Nil Darpan:
  • Nil Darpan was written by Dinabandhu Mitra.
  • It was originally written in Bengali.
  • It is also known as Indigo Planters Mirror.
  • It was translated into English by Michael Madhusudan Dutta.
  • The actor-director-writer Girish Chandra Ghosh founded the National Theatre in 1872, the first Bengali professional company.
  • He chose Nil Darpan as one of his acts and did performances in the North Indian cities of Delhi and Lucknow.

• Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay:
  • Best known for the composition of the hymn Bande Mataram.
  • His first novel was Durgeshnandini, published in 1864 and he started the journal Bangadarsan.
• Umesh Chandra Dutta was one of the associates of Brahmo Samaj.
  • He founded Sadharan Brahmo Samaj.