why did the indigo cultivators revolt in bengal? Was their movement successful?
Book- Ratna Sagar
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A major reason for the success of the Indigo Revolt was the tremendous initiative, cooperation, organization and discipline of the ryots. ... Leadership for the movement was provided by the more well-off ryots and in some cases by petty zamindars, moneylenders and ex-employees of the planters
Explanation:
The Indigo revolt (or Nilbidraha) is a peasant movement and subsequent uprising of indigo farmers against the indigo planters that arose in Bengal in 1859. The back stage of the revolt goes back half a centurywhen the indigo plantation act was established. In FebruaryMarch 1859 the farmers refused to sow a single seedling of indigo plant. The strength of the farmers' resolutions were dramatically stronger than anticipated from a community victimized by brutal treatment for about half a century. Most importantly it was a revolt of both the major religious groups of farmers in Bengal, notably a farmer Haji Molla of Chandpore (Thana - Hardi)said that he would "rather beg than sow indigo". The farmers were in no possession of any types of arms, it was totally a nonviolent resistance.The revolt started from Nadia where Bishnucharan Biswas and Digambar Biswas first led the rebellion against the planters. It spread rapidly in Murshidabad, Birbhum, Burdwan, Pabna, Khulna, Narail, etc. Some indigo planters were given a public trial and executed. The revolt had a strong effect on the government, which immediately appoint the "Indigo Commission" in 1860. In the commission report, E. W. L. Tower noted that "not a chest of Indigo reached England without being stained with human blood". Evidently it was a major triumph of the peasants to incite such emotion in the European's minds even though the statement might have been an overstatement. Thus the revolt was a success.It attracted much attention in England, where the people were stunned at the savagery of their countrymen.
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