Write about the blue rebellion and it's effects
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In 1859 ryots refused to grow indigo. They had support from local Zamindars and village
heads. As rebellion spread ryots refused to pay rents to planters, attacked indigo factories,
workers of the planters were socially boycotted, did not accept advance to sow seeds nor be
bullied by planters men.
• After the revolt of 1857, the British was worried about any other rebellion. When the word
of rebellion spread the Governor toured the region and the ryots saw this as the sign of
support from the British government.
• A notice was issued by the magistrate Ashley Eden on the cultivation on Indigo and when
this reached to Queen Victoria, she declared there was no need to sow Indigo seeds.
• They were many articles written on the problems faced by cultivators, misery of their lives.
This lead to violent situations, to take in control the British government has sent the military
in protection of cultivators and a commission a set up. After looking into the condition of
cultivators the commission declared the Indigo cultivation was not profitable to ryots and
they can complete the presentcontract and refuse the further production of Indigo
cultivation.
• After this Indigo cultivation was collapsed in Bengal, but the planters shifted their operation
to Bihar. Several years later, this in turn resulted in Champaran movement against planters
only after the visit of Mahatma Gandhi to Bihar.
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