1859 peasant rebellion in Bengal against European Indigo planters
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The Indigo revolt (or Nil bidroha; Bengali: নীল বিদ্রোহ) was a peasant movement and subsequent uprising of indigo farmers against the indigo planters, that arose in Bengal in 1859, and continued for over a year. The village headmen (Mandals) and substantial ryots were the most active and numerous groups who led the peasants. Sometimes disgruntled former employees of European planters - 'gomashta' or 'diwan' of the Indigo factories, took the lead to mobilise the peasants against the Indigo planters.[1]
In the summer of 1859 in Bengal when thousands of ryots refused to grow indigo for the European planters with a show of rage and undying resolve, it became one of the most remarkable peasant movements in Indian history. Emerging in the Nadia district, the revolt spread to in the different districts of Bengal in the 1860s and indigo factories and planters faced violent attacks in many places. The revolt ended after the formation of Indigo commission in 1860 which offered reforms of the system, which was inherently exploitative.[2]
^Kling, Blair B. (2016-11-11). The Blue Mutiny: The Indigo Disturbances in Bengal, 1859-1862. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 84–86. ISBN 978-1-5128-0350-1.
^"Indigo Revolt in Bengal". INDIAN CULTURE. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
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