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The Indigo Revolts: The Blue Rebellion was a peasant uprising in Bengal in 1859. The indigo cultivators were exploited by the planters, which eventually led to this revolt. The peasants rose against the oppression and they refused to grow indigo. It began in the district of Nadia where all the cultivators resorted to strike. Peasants attacked the indigo factories. The women also joined in and fought the agents of the planters. The peasants were determined to not sow indigo, pay rents or take advances to grow indigo. The strength of the farmers' resolutions was dramatically stronger than anticipated from a community victimized by brutal treatment for about half a century. The revolt spread like wildfire in Bengal. Indigo planters were executed and indigo depots were burned down. Many planters fled to avoid being caught. In many instances, the peasants were supported by the headmen of the village and the zamindars. The educated people supported this revolt. It was brutally suppressed. The British police massacred many peasants. In spite of this the revolt was fairly popular. The government immediately appointed the "Indigo Commission" for investigation. They did not want the revolt to spread further. The commission declared that the peasants were being unfairly treated and were not being paid enough for the indigo they cultivated. It stated that peasants had to fulfill their existing contracts but could not be forced to grow indigo in the future. Now the Indigo Revolution spread to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The indigo peasants of Bihar revolted in Champaran in 1866.
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