Indigo Cultivation in British India
Indigo Cultivation in British India: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Ryoti System of Indigo Cultivation, Nij System of Indigo Cultivation, Indigo Cultivation in British India, Problems with Indigo Cultivation in India and, Indigo in Kalamkari of Andhra Pradesh
Important Questions on Indigo Cultivation in British India
With reference to the Indigo revolt what were reasons for the discontent of the farmers growing indigo?
1. They were paid very low prices for growing indigo.
2. Indigo was not lucrative as food crops.
3. Loss of fertility of the soil because of planting indigo.
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To which country did India import Indigo in ?
In eighteenth century Bengal, who were the Gomasthas?
Who wrote about the misery of the ryots, the tyranny of the planters, and the horrors of the indigo system?
Who among the following issued a notice stating that ryots would not be compelled to accept indigo contracts?
The British forced cultivators in which of the following states to produce tea?
Where is the Kalamkari textile Produced?
Who marked the beginning of the Champaran movement against the indigo planters?
Why did the international demand for Indigo increase?
Who of the following standardised the size of a Bigha?
Where in the Caribbean did the French began cultivating indigo?
