ब्रिटीश सरकारने 'किचकवध' या मराठी नाटकावर प्रतिबंध घातला होता. या नाटकात किचक कोणाचे प्रतिनिधीत्व करत होता ?

The correct answer is Option D (Lord Curzon).

Key Points:
• 'Kichak Vadh' was an allegorical Marathi political drama written in 1907 by nationalist playwright Krishnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar (K.P. Khadilkar).
• In this Mahabharata-themed play, the tyrannical character 'Kichak' directly allegorized the oppressive Viceroy Lord Curzon, who divided Bengal in 1905.
• 'Draupadi' represented mother India (Bharat Mata), 'Yudhishthira' symbolized the moderate Congress leaders, and 'Bhima' symbolized the assertive nationalist extremists (Lokmanya Tilak's camp) who destroyed the tyrant.
• British authorities recognized the immense revolutionary impact of the play in stoking anti-colonial fervor and formally banned it under the Dramatic Performances Act in 1910.
• Khadilkar was a close associate of Lokmanya Tilak and later edited the popular Marathi daily 'Navakal'.
• Key Takeaway: In K.P. Khadilkar's banned play 'Kichakvadh' (1907), the villain Kichak represented Viceroy Lord Curzon.