Question

Why demand for india indigo

Answer 1

The Indigo revolt (or Nil vidroha) was a peasant movement and subsequent uprising of indigo farmers against the indigo planters that arose in Bengal in 1859.

Cause lead to revolt - Indigo planting in Bengal dated back to 1777. With expansion of British power in the Nawabate of Bengal, indigo planting became more and more commercially profitable because of the demand for blue dye in Europe. It was introduced in large parts of Burdwan, Bankura, Birbhum, North 24 Parganas, and Jessore(present Bangladesh)

Answer 2

High Demand of Indigo in India

After the Industrial Revolution in England there was a huge demand for the dye especially in the textile industries. By this time machines in Manchester produced large amount of cotton fabric which had to be dyed. Since the climate of Britain was not suitable to produce the crop it had to be imported from the Caribbean Islands and North America, Thus the British turned to India where indigo was cultivated since the medieval times. But in India till that point in time it used to be cultivated only in a portion of the cultivable land. This indigo cultivation was traditionally carried out through the nij and ryoti system.