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Give information about the cultivation of indigo in british india and how it culminated in the blue rebellion.
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Please refer answer on cultivation of Indigo below:
The East India company after establishing control over territories engaged in commercialisation of agriculture which primarily implied to encourage the production of cash crops that were in demand in the west like cotton, indigo,opium these commercial crops were preferred than food grains as it helped them in earning profits.
a. To meet the increased demand of Indigo dye in Europe which was increasingly popular there, the British compelled the Indian farmers to cultivate indigo on their lands.
b. The Britih thus introduced Nij cultivation and ryoti system to expand the indigo cultivation.
c. Under Nij cultivation the planter directly produced indigo on the land controlled by him by hiring labourers. Some of the problems associated with Nij cultivation was that fertile land and large area of land was required to grow indigo. Even labour was not easily available
d. Likewise, under ryoti system, the planters entered into contracts with ryots and were given advances at low rate to produce indigo on their lands. The ryot was thus tied with the planter through the cycle of loan, . Excessive growth of indigo affected the fertility of the soil that hampered growth of food crops.Both the systems were harsh and did not benefit the farmers. It tied the farmers to the cycle of loans and were under huge debts.
e. Excessive growth of indigo affected the fertility of the soil that hampered growth of food crops.
f. Moreover planters indulged in extreme form of exploitation resulting in blue or indigo rebellion in 1859, where the peasants refused to grow indigo and attacked indigo factories.
g. The indigo planters got support of the village headmen , the Zamindars.
h. The Zamindars were threatened by the rising power of the indigo planters and thus encouraged the peasants.
i. The intellectuals wrote about the misery of the peasants, about the oppression of the planters and horrors of such a system that led to huge exploitation.
j. The British policy towards expanding production of Indigo thus had its own flaws, as it required large piece of land, more labour , at the same persistent cultivation of indigo affected the overall fertility of the land, later resulting the Blue rebellion.
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Please refer answer on cultivation of Indigo below:
The East India company after establishing control over territories engaged in commercialisation of agriculture which primarily implied to encourage the production of cash crops that were in demand in the west like cotton, indigo,opium these commercial crops were preferred than food grains as it helped them in earning profits.
a. To meet the increased demand of Indigo dye in Europe which was increasingly popular there, the British compelled the Indian farmers to cultivate indigo on their lands.
b. The Britih thus introduced Nij cultivation and ryoti system to expand the indigo cultivation.
c. Under Nij cultivation the planter directly produced indigo on the land controlled by him by hiring labourers. Some of the problems associated with Nij cultivation was that fertile land and large area of land was required to grow indigo. Even labour was not easily available
d. Likewise, under ryoti system, the planters entered into contracts with ryots and were given advances at low rate to produce indigo on their lands. The ryot was thus tied with the planter through the cycle of loan, . Excessive growth of indigo affected the fertility of the soil that hampered growth of food crops.Both the systems were harsh and did not benefit the farmers. It tied the farmers to the cycle of loans and were under huge debts.
e. Excessive growth of indigo affected the fertility of the soil that hampered growth of food crops.
f. Moreover planters indulged in extreme form of exploitation resulting in blue or indigo rebellion in 1859, where the peasants refused to grow indigo and attacked indigo factories.
g. The indigo planters got support of the village headmen , the Zamindars.
h. The Zamindars were threatened by the rising power of the indigo planters and thus encouraged the peasants.
i. The intellectuals wrote about the misery of the peasants, about the oppression of the planters and horrors of such a system that led to huge exploitation.
j. The British policy towards expanding production of Indigo thus had its own flaws, as it required large piece of land, more labour , at the same persistent cultivation of indigo affected the overall fertility of the land, later resulting the Blue rebellion.
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