Who among the following started the Indigo Movement at Govindpur village of Nadia district ?

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The correct option is 2:
The Indigo Revolt, or *Nil Vidroh*, of 1859-60 was a major peasant movement in Bengal that arose in protest against the oppressive system of indigo cultivation forced upon local farmers by European planters. The movement began with a dramatic refusal to sow indigo. The ignition point of this widespread revolt was the village of Govindpur in the Nadia district of Bengal. It was here that the leaders, **Digambar Vishwas and Vishnu Vishwas**, actively organized the cultivators and encouraged them to resist the planters by refusing to accept advances for indigo cultivation and subsequently refusing to grow the crop. Their courage and organized resistance spread rapidly throughout Bengal, marking the start of a powerful non-violent movement against the forced cultivation, which eventually compelled the British government to appoint the Indigo Commission in 1860.

The incorrect option is 1 (Hem Chandra Kar):
Hem Chandra Kar was an official known as a Deputy Magistrate. He played a significant role by visiting the area during the height of the unrest, but he was not one of the initiating leaders of the Indigo Movement; he was part of the administrative response to it.

The incorrect option is 3 (Harish Chandra Mukherjee & Surendra Nath Banerjee):
Harish Chandra Mukherjee was the editor of the newspaper *The Hindu Patriot*, and he actively supported the peasants' cause by exposing the atrocities of the planters through his writings. Surendra Nath Banerjee was a prominent nationalist leader who emerged later in the political landscape of Bengal and was not directly involved in starting this peasant revolt.

The incorrect option is 4 (Deenbandhu Mitra):
Deenbandhu Mitra was a renowned Bengali dramatist who brought the plight of the indigo cultivators to public attention through his famous play, *Nil Darpan* (The Indigo Mirror). While his work was immensely influential in mobilizing public opinion, he was a cultural commentator, not one of the physical organizers who started the revolt in Govindpur.