Which one of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the Revolt of 1857 ?

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  1. Sanyasi Rebellion
  2. Santal Rebellion
  3. Indigo Disturbances
  4. Pabna Disturbances

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Option 3 : Indigo Disturbances
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The correct answer is Indigo Disturbances.

Key Points

  • The Indigo revolt was a peasant movement that rose in Bengal in 1859.
  • It was also known as Nil bidroha.
  • Peasants were compelled to plant Indigo rather than Food Crops.
  • They were provided loans called 'dadon' for indigo planting which was at a high-interest rate. And eventually, it resulted in a rebellion.

Additional Information

  • The peasant movement or the revolt started from the villages of Gobindapur and Chaugacha in Krishnanagar, Nadia district.
  • Digambar Biswas and Bishnucharan Biswas first led the rebellion against the planters in Bengal in 1859.
  • It spread rapidly in Birbhum, Burdwan, Pabna, Khulna, and Narail, Murshidabad.
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