Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonial cities

Question:
Who among the following was one of the prime movers behind the setting up of the Star Theatre (1883) in Calcutta which became a centre for famous productions?
Options:
Girish Chandra Ghoshe
S C Ghose
Binodini Dasi
S C Chatterjee
Correct Answer:
Binodini Dasi
Explanation:
Binodini Dasi (1863-1941) was a pioneering figure in Bengali theatre in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and worked closely with the dramatist and director Girish Chandra Ghosh (1844-1912). She was one of the prime movers behind the setting up of the Star Theatre (1883) in Calcutta which became a centre for famous productions.