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GS History Modern India
Q.

Consider the following statements about the Indigo Rebellion of 1860:

1. The decline in economic importance of Indigo as an export item was a contributory factor to the unrest among the peasants.

2. The rebellion was not supported by landlords and was ignored by the pro-landlord Calcutta press.

3. A Bengali play ‘Neel Darpan’ was translated into English by Michael Madhusudan Dutt to depict the atrocities committed against indigo planters.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation:
  • The fall in demand of indigo in the international market had let to a fall in its prices. After the Indigo rebellion of 1860, its production was discontinued in Bengal after a few years and it survived only in the backward regions of Bihar.
  • The rebellion was one of the first occasions when the Indian press championed the issue of peasants and the local zamindars also supported the revolt as the indigo planters were European.
  • The play “Neel Darpan” - Neel stands for blue/indigo, the colour of the dye obtained from the plant -was originally written by Dinabandhu Mitra in Bengali and dealt with the issue of atrocities committed by Indigo planters.

Thus, Option B is Correct.

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