Write the name of two district where peasants did revolt in 1875.
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The two districts were Maharashtra in some parts of Pune and Ahmednagar districts
Explanation:
It all began with the Ryotwari settlement for land revenue introduced by Britain. Where an agreement was made directly between the cultivators and the government.
The cultivators were not very happy with the settlement because the revenue was so huge for them. Moreover, the loan they took from money lenders led them to debt because the interest rates were so high.
They tried to negotiate with the government but no one listened to them. As a result, they attacked the money lenders in these districts with the aim to burn the account books.
Answer:
Explanation:
In May and June 1875, peasants of Maharashtra in some parts of Pune and Ahmednagar districts revolted against increasing agrarian distress. The Deccan Riots of 1875 targeted conditions of debt peonage (kamiuti) to moneylenders. The rioters' specific purpose was to obtain and destroy the bonds, decrees, and other documents in the possession of the moneylenders.
n 1875, peasants in the Bombay Presidency rose in rebellion against the agrarian crisis that faced them.
In the Bombay Deccan region, the British had introduced the Ryotwari settlement as the system of land revenue.
Under this system, the revenue of land was fixed on a yearly basis.
In the Ryotwari system, the agreement was between the government and the ryot (cultivator) directly.
The revenue was fixed according to the soil-type and the paying capacity of the farmer. However, the revenues were so high that farmers found it extremely difficult to pay their dues. Any failure in the rains would deteriorate the situation.
To pay their revenues farmers generally took loans from moneylenders. Once the loans were taken, the farmers found it impossible to repay them since the interest rates were steep.
Peasant indebtedness became a serious problem in the rural areas.