Indian farmers were reluctant to grow indigo because they were forced to do so
because it destroyed the soil fertility
to be polite
"Neel Darpan" is a play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1860, which highlighted the cruel exploitation and oppression of indigo farmers by British indigo planters in colonial India. The play depicts the sufferings of indigo farmers due to forced indigo cultivation and the use of 'Neel' (indigo) as a metaphor for the British colonial rule in India. The play played a significant role in raising awareness about the plight of these farmers and contributed to the indigo revolt.
They grew tobacco, rice, and indigo
They grew tobacco, rice, and indigo
Because the East India company want to buy indigo. Because the great demand of indigo in European countries.
cash crops like rice tobacco and indigo
cash crops like rice tobacco and indigo
The main problem was that British forced them to grow indigo. so, they could buy at low rate and sold them to high rate in European countries.
Dinabandhu Mitra, a Bengali playwright, wrote the play "Nildarpan." It was first published in 1860 in Bengal, India, and it is a powerful dramatic piece that exposed the atrocities faced by indigo farmers under the British colonial rule.
they farmed and traded rice and indigo. they would be farmers and grow crops