Question

'not a chest of indigo reached England without being stained with human blood'. a . comment on the indigo cultivators in the context of the above statement . b . Do you think that by shifting base form bengal to bihar, the problem of indigo cultivators could be solved ? give reasons to support your arument

Answer 1

One of the most popular revolts in Indian history is the Indigo Revolt in 1859.

a. The farmers in Bengal burnt down the indigo factories and attacked the British planters. However, they were tortured and killed. There were a lot of protests and riots.

A commission was set up in England to know the circumstances in which the dye is being obtained and in the commission report, E. W. L. Tower had mentioned that “not a chest of Indigo reached England without being stained with human blood”.

b. The Britishers had taken full control all over India and its resources. Moving the indigo plantations to Bihar from Bengal after the Champaran Satyagraha did not help much to the plight of the peasants. They still had to go through the hardships.

Although indigo was one of the major crops in Bihar, the farmers could use only 1/3rd of it and 2/3rd had to be given to the Britishers.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Ans a: worried by the rebellion, the government set up an Indigo Commission to enquire into the system of Indigo production. the commission held the planters guilty and criticised them for the coercive methods they used with Indigo cul

tivators. in the commission report,

E. W. L. Tower had mentioned that “not a chest of Indigo reached England without being stained with human blood”. it declared that Indigo production was not profitable for ryots. in the commission report, E. W. L. Tower had mentioned that “not a chest of Indigo reached England without being stained with human blood”.

Ans B. No, because exploitation of the Indigo cultivators, however, continued