'Not a chest of indigo reached England without being stained with human blood'. Comment on the condition of the indigo cultivators in the context of the above statement. Do you think that by shifting the base from Bengal to Bihar, the problem of indigo cultivators could be solved? Give reasons to support your argument.

1 . As indigo cultivation is a labour-intensive job, the planters were asked to sign a contract that provides them with the permission to only sow indigo in their fields. Over time, the price paid to the cultivators was also reduced to a great extent. The peasants had to work under the exploitative system. The peasants were also not allowed to sow any other crop in the fields. It was also found that repeated cultivation of indigo has exhausted the land fertility. 2 . The rebellion in Bengal turned out to be a successful one, and Bengal stopped being the hub of the indigo cultivation. It turned out that Bihar was the new base of the planters. With the change of the base, the problems of the indigo cultivators were not solved. The exploitation of the indigo cultivators only shifted to the peasants of Bihar.

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Updated Integrated Social Science 8>Chapter 3 - Life in the Rural Areas>Time to Learn>Q D

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Why did the indigo cultivators revolt in Bengal? Was their movement successful?

Important Questions on Life in the Rural Areas

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8th CBSE

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Updated Integrated Social Science 8>Chapter 3 - Life in the Rural Areas>Time to Learn>Q D

Excess production of cash crops always led to a situation where the farmers had money with them, yet they could not buy food grains. Why did such a situation arise?

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8th CBSE

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Updated Integrated Social Science 8>Chapter 3 - Life in the Rural Areas>Time to Learn>Q D

'Not a chest of indigo reached England without being stained with human blood'.

Comment on the condition of the indigo cultivators in the context of the above statement.
Do you think that by shifting the base from Bengal to Bihar, the problem of indigo cultivators could be solved? Give reasons to support your argument.

HARD

8th CBSE

IMPORTANT

Updated Integrated Social Science 8>Chapter 3 - Life in the Rural Areas>Time to Do>Q E

On an outline map of India, mark, and colour the territories where Permanent Settlement, Mahalwari, and Ryotwari systems were introduced.