Which of the following newspapers strongly denounced the indigo planters and supported the cultivators' cause during the 'indigo riots'?

Correct answer: (b) Hindu Patriot

Explanation

The *Hindu Patriot*, an English weekly of Calcutta edited by Harish Chandra Mukherjee, strongly supported the cultivators in the Indigo Revolt (1859–1860) in Bengal. It published their sufferings at the hands of the European planters, and its campaign helped bring about the Indigo Commission of 1860.

Dinabandhu Mitra's play *Nil Darpan* (1860) also exposed the planters' cruelty.