Question

What were the circumstances which led to the eventual collapse of indigo production in India?

Answer 1

Because of Blue revolution the farmers stopped growing the Indigo crop as... Indigo production made the land barren and made it lose its fertility and due to this they were also not able to grow food crops.

Answer 2

The collapse of indigo production in Bengal was caused by the following circumstances:

a. Ryots’ denied producing the indigo anymore

b. Protests started taking place by the peasants/ ryots supported by the zamindars

c. Following the protests, the Indigo Commission was constituted by the government which accepted the faults of the planters and asked the planters to stop the cultivation.

d. Planters eventually moved out of the city