why the indigo riots started on India and when?
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Cause lead to revolt - Indigo planting in Bengal dated back to 1777 when Louis Bonnard, a Frenchman introduced it to the Indians. ... The indigo planters persuaded the peasants to plant indigo instead of food crops. They provided loans, called dadon, at a very high interest
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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 unfavorable to the farmers. Indigo was in high demand worldwide.
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