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What was the 'the blue rebellion"?

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What was the 'the blue rebellion"?
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  1. ‘Blue rebellion’ started in 1859 when thousands of ryots in Bengal refused to grow indigo.
  2. Those who worked for the planters were socially boycotted, and the gomasthas - agents of planters-who came to collect rent were beaten up.
  3. Ryots swore they would no longer take advances to saw indigo nor be bullied by the ‘planters’ lathiyals.
  4. In many villages, leaders who had been forced to sign indigo contracts mobilised indigo peasants and fought pitched battles with the lathiyals.
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