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In 1834, one of the following remarked on the famine that “the bones of the cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India”:
A)
Palme Dutt
B)
Dadabhai Naoroji
C)
William Bentinck
D)
R.C. Dutt

Correct Answer : Option (C) - William Bentinck



William Bentinck, the Governor-General, reported in 1834-35 : "The misery hardly finds a parallel in the history of commerce. The bones of the cotton-weavers are bleaching the plains of India".

Published On : June 22, 2021
Category : Indian History
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