Question

why did the peasants of bengal revolt against the indigo planters?

Answer 1

In 1859, thousands of ryots in Bengal rose up in revolt refusing to grow indigo. This was indigo cultivation had impoverished them. The British planters forced the ryots to sell the indigo to them at very low prices. Such low prices were not sufficient to provide the peasants a decent subsistence. The planters also prevented peasants from growing food grains for their own consumption. Due to such desperate conditions, the ryots refused to grow indigo any longer.