When was the Indigo revolt started?

The Indigo revolt was a peasant movement and subsequent uprising of indigo farmers against the indigo planters that arose in Bengal in 1859. The back stage of the revolt goes back half a century[1] when the indigo plantation act was established. After the courageous fight by the Sepoy for independence in 1857 in February–March 1859 the farmers refused to sow a single seedling of indigo plant. The strength of the farmers' resolutions were dramatically stronger than anticipated from a community victimized by brutal treatment for about half a century. Most importantly it was a revolt of both the major religious groups of farmers in Bengal, notably a farmer Haji Molla of Nischindipur said that he would "rather beg than sow indigo".[2]The farmers were in no possession of any types of arms, it was totally a nonviolent resistance.

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The Indigo revolt (Bengali: নীল বিদ্রোহ Nil bidrōhō) was a peasant movement and subsequent uprising of indigo farmers against the indigo planters that arose in Bengal in 1859. The back stage of the revolt goes back half a century[1] when the indigo plantation act was established. After the courageous fight by the Sepoy for independence in 1857 in February–March 1859 the farmers refused to sow a single seedling of indigo plant. The strength of the farmers' resolutions were dramatically stronger than anticipated from a community victimized by brutal treatment for about half a century. Most importantly it was a revolt of both the major religious groups of farmers in Bengal, notably a farmer Haji Molla of Nischindipur said that he would "rather beg than sow indigo".[2] The farmers were in no possession of any types of arms, it was totally a nonviolent resistance

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The “Blue Rebellion” and After
In March 1859 thousands of ryots in Bengal refused to
grow indigo. As the rebellion spread, ryots refused to
pay rents to the planters, and attacked indigo factories
armed with swords and spears, bows and arrows.
Women turned up to fight with pots, pans and kitchen
implements. Those who worked for the planters were
socially boycotted, and the  gomasthas – agents of
planters – who came to collect rent were beaten up.
Ryots swore they would no longer take advances to sow
indigo nor be bullied by the planters’  lathiyals – the
lathi-wielding strongmen maintained by the planters.
Why did the indigo peasants decide that they would
no longer remain silent? What gave them the power
to rebel? Clearly, the indigo system was intensely
oppressive. But those who are oppressed do not always
rise up in rebellion. They do so only at times.
In 1859, the indigo  ryots felt that they had the
support of the local zamindars and village headmen in
their rebellion against the planters. In many villages,
headmen who had been forced to sign indigo contracts,
mobilised the indigo peasants and fought pitched
battles with the  lathiyals. In other places even the
zamindars went around villages urging the ryots to
resist the planters. These zamindars were unhappy with
the increasing power of the planters and angry at being
forced by the planters to give them land on long leases.
The indigo peasants also imagined that the British
government would support them in their struggle
against the planters. After the Revolt of 1857 the
British government was particularly worried about the
possibility of another popular rebellion. When the news
spread of a simmering revolt in the indigo districts, the Lieutenant Governor toured the region in the winter
of 1859. The ryots saw the tour as a sign of government
sympathy for their plight. When in Barasat, the
magistrate Ashley Eden issued a notice stating that
ryots would not be compelled to accept indigo contracts,
word went around that Queen Victoria had declared
that indigo need not be sown. Eden was trying to placate
the peasants and control an explosive situation, but
his action was read as support for the rebellion.
As the rebellion spread, intellectuals from Calcutta
rushed to the indigo districts. They wrote of the misery
of the ryots, the tyranny of the planters, and the horrors
of the indigo system.
Worried by the rebellion, the government brought
in the military to protect the planters from assault,
and set up the Indigo Commission to enquire into the
system of indigo production. The Commission held the
planters guilty, and criticised them for the coercive
methods they used with indigo cultivators. It declared
that indigo production was not profitable for ryots. The
Commission asked the  ryots to fulfil their existing
contracts but also told them that they could refuse to
produce indigo in future.
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1859 in Bengal
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1859 in west bengal
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1859 in the bengal
 
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BENGAL-1859
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The ?Blue Rebellion? and After In March 1859 thousands of ryots in Bengal refused to grow indigo. As the rebellion spread, ryots refused to pay rents to the planters, and attacked indigo factories armed with swords and spears, bows and arrows. Women turned up to fight with pots, pans and kitchen implements. Those who worked for the planters were socially boycotted, and the gomasthas ? agents of planters ? who came to collect rent were beaten up. Ryots swore they would no longer take advances to sow indigo nor be bullied by the planters? lathiyals ? the lathi-wielding strongmen maintained by the planters. Why did the indigo peasants decide that they would no longer remain silent? What gave them the power to rebel? Clearly, the indigo system was intensely oppressive. But those who are oppressed do not always rise up in rebellion. They do so only at times. In 1859, the indigo ryots felt that they had the support of the local zamindars and village headmen in their rebellion against the planters. In many villages, headmen who had been forced to sign indigo contracts, mobilised the indigo peasants and fought pitched battles with the lathiyals. In other places even the zamindars went around villages urging the ryots to resist the planters. These zamindars were unhappy with the increasing power of the planters and angry at being forced by the planters to give them land on long leases. The indigo peasants also imagined that the British government would support them in their struggle against the planters. After the Revolt of 1857 the British government was particularly worried about the possibility of another popular rebellion. When the news spread of a simmering revolt in the indigo districts, the Lieutenant Governor toured the region in the winter of 1859. The ryots saw the tour as a sign of government sympathy for their plight. When in Barasat, the magistrate Ashley Eden issued a notice stating that ryots would not be compelled to accept indigo contracts, word went around that Queen Victoria had declared that indigo need not be sown. Eden was trying to placate the peasants and control an explosive situation, but his action was read as support for the rebellion. As the rebellion spread, intellectuals from Calcutta rushed to the indigo districts. They wrote of the misery of the ryots, the tyranny of the planters, and the horrors of the indigo system. Worried by the rebellion, the government brought in the military to protect the planters from assault, and set up the Indigo Commission to enquire into the system of indigo production. The Commission held the planters guilty, and criticised them for the coercive methods they used with indigo cultivators. It declared that indigo production was not profitable for ryots. The Commission asked the ryots to fulfil their existing contracts but also told them that they could refuse to produce indigo in future.
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Why did the indigo peasants decide that they would no longer remain silent ? What gave them the power to rebel?
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March 1859
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The indigo revolt was started on March 1859 in Bengal. It is also called Blue Rebellion because the colour of indigo is blue. After the indigo revolt the indigo plantation was shifted from Bengal to Bihar.
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In 1859 to 1860
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Indigo revolt was srarted in 1839
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