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Indigo Movement
During British Rule In
India
Prepared by– Aryamaan Thakur, Class-VIII-B, The Tribhuvan School-Patna
The Tribhuvan School
About Indian Indigo
 A flowering plant which grows in
the tropics.
 By the thirteenth century it was
used for dying clothes in Italy,
France and Britain.
 Supply of indigo was very small and
hence its price was very high.
 It produces a rich blue colour.
The Tribhuvan School
 A plant of temperate zone and easily available
in Europe.
 Grown in Northern Italy, Southern France and
in parts of Germany and Britain.
 Woads producers in Europe pressurized their
governments to ban import of indigo.
Indigo’s Substitute – “Woad”
The Tribhuvan School
Beginning of cultivation in India (Bengal)
 The British Businessmen started indigo cultivation in
Nadia, Jessor Dhaka, Pabna, Rangpurand in Faridpur
district in 1788.
 They gradually increased the cultivation areas
throughout Bangladesh.
 In the beginning they started cultivation with Bengali
labourers (in Bangladesh).
The Tribhuvan School
Nil – Kuthi
 The British businessmen made some houses,
farms and factories for raw indigo buying,
crushing, processing and packaging, those
farms were called ‘Nil Kuthi’.
The Tribhuvan School
Contract between peasants and
British businessmen
 There was a signed contract paper between
the peasants and the British businessmen.
 According to that, the Businessmen set the
Value of the raw indigo and that was very less
value than the market value.
 Peasants could not protest as they had already
signed the contract.
The Tribhuvan School
Punishment for farmers
 If someone rebel the businessmen he/she was
made to bound by striking hunter (baton) and
other punishment like jail or house burning.
 Female members of the peasants were also under
various kinds of oppression and abusing.
 Some Eminent writers compared the condition of
the indigo peasants of Bengal with the condition
of the slaves in USA.
The Tribhuvan School
“Purchasing of plantation land”
act
 This act helped the indigo Businessmen a
lot, now they can buy land.
 The British brought the slaves from the
West Indian Islands to Bengal and Bihar
and engaged them in cultivation of indigo.
 Many slaves were also engaged in
cultivation of tea.
The Tribhuvan School
Businessmen became
Zamindars
 British businessmen wanted to increase their
cultivation.
 The British businessmen purchased taluks and
zamindari for indigo cultivation and became
zamindars.
 for example : the Bengal Indigo Company bought
594 villages in Jessore and Nadia and become
zamindar.
The Tribhuvan School
Concerns
 For smooth running of indigo business, The
British Businessmen made some ‘Concern’
which was made as a society.
 In these concerns processing and packaging of
indigo was done.
 When England was famous for textile mills the
demand of indigo was growing fast, it is said
that all demand of indigo of England could be
fulfilled from Bangladesh.
The Tribhuvan School
Appeal from farmer’s side
 The sufferer peasants lost their paddy land
and price of paddy went up due to indigo
cultivation.
 They submitted one petition to the British
Lord for stopping indigo cultivation but
British lord rejected the petition.
The Tribhuvan School
Peasants rebelled
 The peasants were in huge loss.
 They moved village to village for creating
peasant’s opinion for stopping indigo
cultivation.
 It took 15 years to motivate and gather
the sufferer peasants.
The Tribhuvan School
Revolt
 Two large revolts occurred in India.
 One is Santal Revolt in Bihar in 1855
 Other is Sipoy Revolt in all over India in 1857,
 These two Revolts made the British govt, a bit
afraid. Then the indigo peasants geared their
agitation.
The Tribhuvan School
Result of revolt
 The Magistrate of Barashat Mr. Eden circulated
huge pamphlets in Bengali stating that “The
contract signing for indigo cultivation is not
mandatory for the peasants, but it is on will of
the peasants”.
 After this a large number of peasants stopped
indigo cultivation.
The Tribhuvan School
Articles & Drama
 Mr. Harish Mukharjee wrote many articles
in ‘The Hindu Patriot’ paper against indigo
cultivation and oppression of the British
Businessmen.
 And Mr. Din Bondhu Mitra wrote a drama
named ‘Nil Darpan’ where the picture of
oppression was vividly expressed.
 Nil Darpan was also translated in english
and sent to British parliament, the
Members of parliament also condemned
that type of oppression.
The Tribhuvan School
Raid on concerns of chowgacha
 The peasants of Chowgacha attacked on
some indigo concerns and ransacked them.
 Most of the indigo Businessmen flew away
left their concerns and properties.
 Some Businessmen died sudden attack.
 Thus the Indigo cultivation in Jessore,
Khulna, Nadia, Pabna and Faridpure was
almost collapsed.
The Tribhuvan School
Attack on lord
 One day lord of Bengal Mr. Grant was
traveling through Kumer and Kaliganga rivers
in Jessore and Faripure areas.
 Peasants attacked on him and asked him to
declare stopping indigo cultivation in Bengal.
 The lord promised to declare stopping indigo
cultivation in Bengal.
The Tribhuvan School
Peasants succeeded
 The British Govt. made an ‘Indigo
Commission’ for reviewing the actual
situation, after getting report.
 British govt. said “Indigo cultivation is
hereby forbidding without will of the
peasants”
 Thus the agitation ended with a great
success for that time, after proclamation of
this act, most of the factories were declared
closed, only some were continuing with the
consent of the peasants.
The Tribhuvan School
One more Try
 In 1889, one indigo Businessmen
Mr.Dumbell of Bijlia area of Jessore again
started oppression on the peasants
 The peasants of 48 villages gathered for
agitation, the peasants attacked the
concern and bound to surrender
Mr.Dumbell.
 The British Govt. considered the situation
of peasants movement logical and
suggested for increasing price of raw
indigo.
The Tribhuvan School
Synthetic Indigo and end of indigo
cultivation
 Meanwhile, the synthetic indigo was
invented in 1895, So automatically indigo
cultivation lost its priority and almost all
factories went in lay-out, Eventually
indigo cultivation and its Business were
closed perpetually in Bengal.
The End

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The Demand for Indian Indigo during British period

  • 1. Indigo Movement During British Rule In India Prepared by– Aryamaan Thakur, Class-VIII-B, The Tribhuvan School-Patna
  • 2. The Tribhuvan School About Indian Indigo  A flowering plant which grows in the tropics.  By the thirteenth century it was used for dying clothes in Italy, France and Britain.  Supply of indigo was very small and hence its price was very high.  It produces a rich blue colour.
  • 3. The Tribhuvan School  A plant of temperate zone and easily available in Europe.  Grown in Northern Italy, Southern France and in parts of Germany and Britain.  Woads producers in Europe pressurized their governments to ban import of indigo. Indigo’s Substitute – “Woad”
  • 4. The Tribhuvan School Beginning of cultivation in India (Bengal)  The British Businessmen started indigo cultivation in Nadia, Jessor Dhaka, Pabna, Rangpurand in Faridpur district in 1788.  They gradually increased the cultivation areas throughout Bangladesh.  In the beginning they started cultivation with Bengali labourers (in Bangladesh).
  • 5. The Tribhuvan School Nil – Kuthi  The British businessmen made some houses, farms and factories for raw indigo buying, crushing, processing and packaging, those farms were called ‘Nil Kuthi’.
  • 6. The Tribhuvan School Contract between peasants and British businessmen  There was a signed contract paper between the peasants and the British businessmen.  According to that, the Businessmen set the Value of the raw indigo and that was very less value than the market value.  Peasants could not protest as they had already signed the contract.
  • 7. The Tribhuvan School Punishment for farmers  If someone rebel the businessmen he/she was made to bound by striking hunter (baton) and other punishment like jail or house burning.  Female members of the peasants were also under various kinds of oppression and abusing.  Some Eminent writers compared the condition of the indigo peasants of Bengal with the condition of the slaves in USA.
  • 8. The Tribhuvan School “Purchasing of plantation land” act  This act helped the indigo Businessmen a lot, now they can buy land.  The British brought the slaves from the West Indian Islands to Bengal and Bihar and engaged them in cultivation of indigo.  Many slaves were also engaged in cultivation of tea.
  • 9. The Tribhuvan School Businessmen became Zamindars  British businessmen wanted to increase their cultivation.  The British businessmen purchased taluks and zamindari for indigo cultivation and became zamindars.  for example : the Bengal Indigo Company bought 594 villages in Jessore and Nadia and become zamindar.
  • 10. The Tribhuvan School Concerns  For smooth running of indigo business, The British Businessmen made some ‘Concern’ which was made as a society.  In these concerns processing and packaging of indigo was done.  When England was famous for textile mills the demand of indigo was growing fast, it is said that all demand of indigo of England could be fulfilled from Bangladesh.
  • 11. The Tribhuvan School Appeal from farmer’s side  The sufferer peasants lost their paddy land and price of paddy went up due to indigo cultivation.  They submitted one petition to the British Lord for stopping indigo cultivation but British lord rejected the petition.
  • 12. The Tribhuvan School Peasants rebelled  The peasants were in huge loss.  They moved village to village for creating peasant’s opinion for stopping indigo cultivation.  It took 15 years to motivate and gather the sufferer peasants.
  • 13. The Tribhuvan School Revolt  Two large revolts occurred in India.  One is Santal Revolt in Bihar in 1855  Other is Sipoy Revolt in all over India in 1857,  These two Revolts made the British govt, a bit afraid. Then the indigo peasants geared their agitation.
  • 14. The Tribhuvan School Result of revolt  The Magistrate of Barashat Mr. Eden circulated huge pamphlets in Bengali stating that “The contract signing for indigo cultivation is not mandatory for the peasants, but it is on will of the peasants”.  After this a large number of peasants stopped indigo cultivation.
  • 15. The Tribhuvan School Articles & Drama  Mr. Harish Mukharjee wrote many articles in ‘The Hindu Patriot’ paper against indigo cultivation and oppression of the British Businessmen.  And Mr. Din Bondhu Mitra wrote a drama named ‘Nil Darpan’ where the picture of oppression was vividly expressed.  Nil Darpan was also translated in english and sent to British parliament, the Members of parliament also condemned that type of oppression.
  • 16. The Tribhuvan School Raid on concerns of chowgacha  The peasants of Chowgacha attacked on some indigo concerns and ransacked them.  Most of the indigo Businessmen flew away left their concerns and properties.  Some Businessmen died sudden attack.  Thus the Indigo cultivation in Jessore, Khulna, Nadia, Pabna and Faridpure was almost collapsed.
  • 17. The Tribhuvan School Attack on lord  One day lord of Bengal Mr. Grant was traveling through Kumer and Kaliganga rivers in Jessore and Faripure areas.  Peasants attacked on him and asked him to declare stopping indigo cultivation in Bengal.  The lord promised to declare stopping indigo cultivation in Bengal.
  • 18. The Tribhuvan School Peasants succeeded  The British Govt. made an ‘Indigo Commission’ for reviewing the actual situation, after getting report.  British govt. said “Indigo cultivation is hereby forbidding without will of the peasants”  Thus the agitation ended with a great success for that time, after proclamation of this act, most of the factories were declared closed, only some were continuing with the consent of the peasants.
  • 19. The Tribhuvan School One more Try  In 1889, one indigo Businessmen Mr.Dumbell of Bijlia area of Jessore again started oppression on the peasants  The peasants of 48 villages gathered for agitation, the peasants attacked the concern and bound to surrender Mr.Dumbell.  The British Govt. considered the situation of peasants movement logical and suggested for increasing price of raw indigo.
  • 20. The Tribhuvan School Synthetic Indigo and end of indigo cultivation  Meanwhile, the synthetic indigo was invented in 1895, So automatically indigo cultivation lost its priority and almost all factories went in lay-out, Eventually indigo cultivation and its Business were closed perpetually in Bengal.