Question

6. Why were ryots reluctant to grow indigo?
7. What were the circumstances which led to the
eventual collapse of indigo production in Bengal?
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Answer 1

6. Why were Ryots reluctant to grow Indigo?

i. When the crop was delivered to the planter after the harvest, a new loan was given to the ryot, and the cycle started all over again.

ii. Peasants who were initially tempted by the loans soon realised how harsh the system was.

iii. The price they got for the indigo they produced was very low and the cycle of loans never ended.

iv. There were other problems too. The planters usually insisted that indigo be cultivated on the best soils in which peasants preferred to cultivate rice.

v. Indigo, moreover, had deep roots and it exhausted the soil rapidly. After an indigo harvest the land could not be sown with rice.

7. What were the circumstances which led to the eventual collapse of Indigo production in Bengal?

The ryots began to refuse to grow indigo. They were supported by the village headmen and some zamindars in their fight. The scale of protest was so much that the government had to intervene. The Indigo Commission was setup to enquire into the system of indigo production. The Commission held the planters guilty and criticized them for the coercive methods they used with the indigo cultivators. The Commission asked the ryots to fulfil their existing contracts but told them that they could refuse to produce indigo in future . This led to eventual collapse of indigo production in Bengal.

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