With reference to the Indigo Revolt (1859–1860) in Bengal, consider the following statements:
1. The revolt was initiated in Nadia district under the leadership of Digambar Biswas and Bishnu Charan Biswas.
2. The Indigo Commission of 1860 held European planters guilty of oppressive practices and concluded that indigo cultivation was unremunerative for peasants.
3. The revolt directly resulted in the immediate enactment of the Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act to protect peasant land rights.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 1 and 2 onlyCevap
- B2 and 3 only
- C1 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Cevap
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Indigo Revolt began in autumn 1859 in Govindpur village, Nadia district, led by former employees of planters, Digambar Biswas and Bishnu Charan Biswas. In response to widespread resistance, the colonial government appointed the Indigo Commission in 1860, which reported that indigo cultivation was completely unremunerative for the ryots and condemned the coercive methods of European planters. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act was passed in 1908 following Birsa Munda's Ulgulan (tribal uprising), not the Indigo Revolt.
The combination stating that statements 1 and 2 only are correct is accurate. The Indigo Revolt (1859–60) started in Nadia district under Digambar and Bishnu Charan Biswas. The 1860 Indigo Commission subsequently validated the peasants' grievances by finding that indigo cultivation was unremunerative and coercive. Statement 3 is false because the Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act was enacted in 1908 in response to Birsa Munda's tribal movement.
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Indigo Revolt (1859–60) Leadership, Official Commissions, and Legislative Outcomes
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