What was the indigo rebellion? Discuss the reaction of the intellectual and zamindars during revolt
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Indigo Rebellion. The Indigo Rebellion (Neel Bidroho) took place in Bengal in 1859-60 and was a revolt by the farmers against British planters who had forced them to grow indigo under terms that were greatly unfavourable to the farmers. Indigo cultivation started in Bengal in 1777. Indigo was in high demand worldwide.
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The indigo rebellion was the rebellion revolt by farmers against the british planters who had forced them to grow indigo.
The zamindars were threatened by the rising power of the indigo planters and thus encouraged the peasants.The intellectuals wrote about misery of the peasants, about the oppression of the planters and horrors of such a system that led to huge exploitation.
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