Peasants movement
Neel/Indigo revolt (1859 – 60)
- Region: Distt. – Nadiya, W.B.
- Leader: Digambar visvas & Vishnu visvas
- Reason: Against the Neel Cultivation
- A play “Neel Darpan” by deen Bandhu described this revolt.
Pabna revolt (1873 – 76)
- Region: Pabna (Bengal)
- Reason: Increase in tax rate
- Leader: Ishan Chandra Rai, Keshav Chandra Rai and Sambhu Pal.
Mopla revolt (1836 – 54, 188 – 85, 1920 – 21)
- Region: Kerala [Mopla – Muslim comm.. → Agri. Labourer ]
- Mopla were Muslim peasants but the landlord’s of this area were Hindus.
- Reason: Protest against the exploitation of Mopla’s by landlord’s but in between this protest converted into communal fight.