Kolkata history | Rev. James Long and the mysterious translator of 'Nil Darpan'
It still remains a mystery if it was Michael Madhusudan Dutt who actually translated the play in English on Rev. James Long’s request
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The Indigo Revolt
Hello kids! It’s time for a “recurring history” lesson.
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'Nil Chhaya' reconjures ghosts of Bengal's Indigo Revolution
‘Nil Chhaya' connects the Indigo Revolt to the oppressions faced by present day garment factory workers in Bangladesh.
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Indigo: The story of India's 'blue gold' | Business and Economy News
It is 6am in the small village of Kongarapattu in South India and the cloudy October sky is threatening to burst. In the factory, a foreman scuttles around anxiously, checking for absent labourers; two sari-clad neighbours whisper to one another while combing their long hair; and stray dogs run amok, sensing the anticipation in the air. For four generations indigo has been grown, harvested and made into dye on this family-owned plot in Tamil Nadu. Production, which usually takes place three times a year, was delayed this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But October finally brought th...
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