Which among the following events happened earliest?
✓ Correct answer: b) Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.
ExplanationNeeldarpan was a Bengali play written in 1860 by Dinabandhu Mitra.It depicted the plight of indigo farmers under British rule, particularly the oppressive system imposed by British planters.The play was later translated into English by Michael Madhusudan Dutt and became influential in the Indigo RevoltIn 1863, Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to clear the Indian Civil Services (ICS) Examination.He was the elder brother of Rabindranath Tagore and worked towards administrative and social reforms.Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1875 in Bombay.It aimed to promote Vedic knowledge and social reform, rejecting idol worship and advocating for women's education.Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandamath, a Bengali novel in 1882. It featured the famous song Vande Mataram, which later became an important slogan in the Indian freedom movement.250
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