Question

Why did the zamindars and headmen supported the ryot in 1859 ? Give two reasons ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The ryots also got support of the local zamindars and village headman in their rebellion, because the landlords were also unhappy with the increasing power of the British indigo planters. ...At the end of the 19th century, the demand for natural indigo dye began to plummet worldwide, as man-made blue dyes came into use. Mahatma Gandhi launched his first campaign of nonviolent resistance, called satyagraha, in India in 1917 against the tyranny of the British indigo planters in the Champaran region of Bihar.

Answer 2

Explanation:

In March 1859, thousands of ryots in Bengal refused to grow indigo and protested violently against indigo planters; many farmers declared that they would rather beg than grow indigo for the Company.

The ryots also got support of the local zamindars and village headman in their rebellion, because the landlords were also unhappy with the increasing power of the British indigo planters.

The indigo peasants thought that the British government might help them in their struggle against the indigo planters, and the British government was already worried about another rebellion breaking out in India (after the Revolt of 1857 that resulted in the deaths of many British and