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“The Indigo Revolt of 1859-60 holds a very significant place in our history of national liberation movement. For the first time in the history of our anti-colonial struggle, its two independent currents – spontaneous peasant resistance and constitutional agitation in defence of the peasantry – came into mutual contact.” Critically examine.

  • UPSC 2015
  • Indian Response to British Rule

The Indigo Revolt (1859-60) was a genuine watershed because, for the first time, it fused the ryots' own spontaneous defiance with an organised, middle-class constitutional campaign conducted on their behalf.

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  • The Spontaneous Current: Peasant Resistance from Below
  • The Constitutional Current: Agitation in Defence of the Peasantry
  • Where the Two Currents Met
  • Government Response and Outcome

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