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What people are saying - Write a reviewUser Review - Flag as inappropriate I read this book almost forty years ago when I was doing my doctoral research work on Champaran (Bihar), which was the major seat of indigo cultivation and production. This book by Minden Wilson proved a great help because it had detailed information about the growth of indigo factories after the collapse of sugar production and how the prevailing agrarian relations and the growing agitation against indigo planters in Bengal proper forced them to migrate to Champaran (Bihar). Indigo planters earned the support of the government after their role in 1857 revolt. They stood by the government. John Beames's (who was the head of the district administration in the late 1860s) writings too are very important as they give details about the oppressive behaviour of the planters. My book "Agrarian Problems of Permanent Settlement--A Case Study of Champaran" (1978) is a detailed study of the rise and fall of indigo plantation in Champaran and the role of Gandhi. Girish Mishra Related books
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5 other sections not shown Common terms and phrasesannas arrived assistant Babu Baddeley Bahadoor Barrah bearer became Becher Begg Behar Bengal bought brother bungalow buried Calcutta called Captain Chandernagore Charles Oman Colonel Contai Cosserat Crawford David Dholi died district Ditto Doomra Dooria Dulsing elephants factory was built Finch followed Gale gentleman George Toomey Gibbon ground Gunduk heard Henry Hill Hill horse howdah Hudson India Indigo Concern indigo factory indigo planter James James Forlong Jeetwarpore jemadar John John Gale Joseph Hill Kanti Kumtoul Kurnoul land Lethbridge Llewhellin MacDonald Mackenzie Mackinnon MacLeod Magistrate mahout managed Messrs mokarrarie Monghyr Moran Motihari Motipore Mozufferpore mutiny native Neil MacDonald Nepal once outwork palkee Patna proprietor Pundoul purchased regiment retired returned rupees ryots saltpetre Seeraha sent Shahpore shooting shot Singia Slade sold Sonepore Stalkart started Studd sugar thing tiger Tirhoot village Wilson young zemindar References from web pagesThe Online Books Page: History of Behar Indigo Factories ... Bibliographic information
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