Third BGS class

B.G.S

Q.4) What is the Indigo rebellion?

Ans: During the British rule in India, Bengal there was a great demand of blue powder in the European Countries. That blue powder was collected from small fruits from one kind of trees. Those trees were called Indigo plant. [Blue powder was collected from these Indigo plants and the blue powder was mixed with water and it was used to maintain the brightness of the white clothes.]The British rulers and Zamindars tortured the farmers very much to cultivate Indigo plant in their land.But Indigo cultivation was very much harmful for the farmers of Bengal because->

#Indigo cultivation destroyed the fertility of the land.As a result no crop was grown in the soil after the Indigo cultivation.

#After Indigo cultivation->the farmers of Bengal could not produce any crops in the land because the indigo destroyed the fertility of the soil.

#The British rulers and the Zamindars gave very little money to the farmers for cultivating the Indigo plants.

For these causes the Bengal farmers did not want to cultivate Indigo plants.The Zamindars and the British rulers tortured the Bengal farmers to cultivate Indigo plants.The British rulres and Zamindars killed many Bengal farmers who denied to cultivate Indigo.They cut of the hands and leg of many Bengal farmers who denied to cultivate Indigo.When the torture was unbearable,the farmers of Bengal became united,they made war/battle against the British army and Zamindars.It was called the Indigo rebellion in history.
(To be continued in next class .........................)

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#No side note has been given.

<Admin’s note>I know that Indigo resistance has been written in the book. But the book is wrong.It is Indigo rebellion and even SIR told us. For proof type Indigo revolt/Nil Bidroho in Google.