What was the opinion of the contemporary Bengali intelligentsia about the Indigo Rebellion?
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Explanation : 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.
Assessment of the Indigo Rebellion
The revolt was largely non-violent and it acted as a precursor to Gandhiji’s non-violent satyagraha in later years.
The revolt was not a spontaneous one. It was built up over years of oppression and suffering of the farmers at the hands of the planters and the government.
Hindus and Muslims joined hands against their oppressors in this rebellion.
It also saw the coming together of many zamindars with the ryots or farmers.
The revolt was a success despite its brutal quelling by the government.
In response to the revolt, the government appointed the Indigo Commission in 1860. In the report, a statement read, ‘not a chest of Indigo reached England without being stained with human blood.’
A notification was also issued which stated that farmers could not be forced to grow indigo.
By the end of 1860, indigo cultivation was literally washed away from Bengal since the planters closed their factories and left for good.
The revolt was made immensely popular by its portrayal in the play Nil Darpan and also in many other works of prose and poetry. This led to the revolt taking center stage in the political consciousness of Bengal and impacted many later movements in Bengal.
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