Whose 'open letters' on the Indian economy to Lord Curzon forced the British Indian government to publish an official rebuttal and also to start economic reforms?

Correct answer: (c) R. C. Dutt

Explanation

Romesh Chunder Dutt (R. C. Dutt) wrote *Open Letters to Lord Curzon on Famines and Land Assessments in India* (1900). He argued that the heavy land revenue was a main cause of the poverty and famines of the peasants. The government replied with an official resolution (1902) defending its revenue policy, and later eased its demands in some areas.

Dutt also wrote the *Economic History of India*, and he presided over the Lucknow session of the Congress (1899).