Question

Briefly discuss the history of indigo cultivation in India under the British and its effect on the lives of the farmers.​

Answer 1

Answer:

it was introduced in large parts of Burdwan, Bankura, Birbhum, North 24 Parganas, and Jessore (present Bangladesh). The indigo planters persuaded the peasants to plant indigo instead of food crops. They provided loans, called dadon, at a very high interest. ... The farmers could make no profit growing indigo.