PEASANT UPRISINGS

1. INDIGO REVOLUTION 1858 A.D - 1860 A.D.

It was against the unjust system of 'advances' called Tinkathia System the Indigo cultivators of Bihar and Bengal orgainsed the rebellion under the leadership of Biswas Brother. Bishnucharan Biswas and Digambar Biswas. The main centres of the revolt were Darbhanga in Bihar, Nadia and Jessore in Bengal. The Bengali intellectual. Dinabandhu Mitra wrote the popular play, Nildarpan, depiction the plight of Indigo cultivators. The movement ended with the appointment of the Ist Indigo Enquiry Commission in 1860 A.D. It was first Satyagraha Movement in Modern India.

2. PABNA UPRISING - 1872 A.D.

The Bengal peasantry at Pabna revolted against the revenue policy of collecting rent in terms of cash. When the prices for agricultural commodities were falling down. It ended with guarantees given by the British over the peasant proprietorship over the soil.

3. DECCAN RIOTS - 1875 A.D.

During the Deccan famine in 1875 A.D. riots broke out in Ahmednagar and Pune districts of Bombay Presidency against the exploitation of Marwari Money lenders. The riots became armed rebellions under the leadership of Vasudev Blwant Phadke, regarding as the "Father of Modern Indian revolutionary terrorism" The riots ended in 1879 A.D. with Deccan Peasants Relief Act which provided guarantees for peasant proprietorship over the soil and imposed restrictions on both borrowing and lending.