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In rural Bengal, who was a lathyal?
AA tenant sharecropper
BA zamindar's strongman
CA village moneylender
DA revenue accountant
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A zamindar's strongman
A lathyal wielded the lathi and acted as the zamindar's strongman, attacking agents of outside buyers.
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