Which one of the following statements about the Indigo Revolt of 1859

Which one of the following statements about the Indigo Revolt of 1859 is correct ?

It broke out at Poona and Ahmadnagar

It was directed against moneylenders

It was supported by the intelligentsia of Bengal

It was directed against the petty Zamindars and ex-employees of the planters

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The statement that the Indigo Revolt of 1859 was supported by the intelligentsia of Bengal is correct.

The Indigo Revolt (Nil Bidroho) occurred in Bengal in 1859-60, primarily against European indigo planters who forced peasants to cultivate indigo against their will and under oppressive conditions. The revolt received significant support from various sections of Bengali society, including some zamindars (who were also often exploited by planters), village headmen (mukhtars), and notably, the educated Bengali intelligentsia. Journalists like Harish Chandra Mukherjee highlighted the plight of the peasants in the ‘Hindoo Patriot’, and the play ‘Nil Darpan’ by Dinabandhu Mitra exposed the brutality of the planters, stirring public opinion.

– Option A is incorrect; the revolt was centered in Bengal.
– Option B is incorrect; while peasant indebtedness was a factor, the primary target was the indigo planters and their coercive system.
– Option D is incorrect; the revolt was directed against the European planters and their agents, not against petty zamindars (many of whom were supportive of the peasants) or ex-employees.

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