Peasant Revolt

Indigo Revolt

  1. Indigo was recognized as a chief cash crop for the East India Company’s investments, but it was equally non-profitable for farmer.
  2. The indigo farmers in the Nadia district of Bengal revolted by refusing to grow indigo. They attacked the policemen who intervened. The planters, in response to this, increased the rents and evicted the farmers which led to more agitations.
  3. By April 1860, all the farmers in the Barasat division of the districts Nadia and Pabna went on a strike and refused to grow indigo. Soon, the strike spread to other parts of Bengal.
  4. The revolt was successful, ....

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