Talk:Indigo revolt

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still working on it Jeroje 22:50, 22 July 2007 (UTC)jeroje

[edit] NILGANJ

There is a place in West Bengal named NILGANJ,(http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=22.76109&lon=88.430688&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2) which was one of the earliest establishment of English Indigo Merchants. It is 8 km away from Barasat, district headquarter of North 24 parganas.

The office of the Indigo Merchants were named as SHAHEB BAGAN (http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=22.759611&lon=88.427507&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2). At present it is the office of the Central Institute of Jute and Allied Fibers - formerly known as Jute Agriculral Research Institute.

One of the building built in 1760 or so still exists and being used as Farm office at present.(http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=22.757261&lon=88.425415&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2). Also one banyan tree is alive still now which was planted by the British people.

It is also the place for world's one of the first unorganised STRIKE ACTION. All the Indiago farmers stopped working in protest most probably in 1762.

If any one has more input with authentic data please update.

I know all these becase I was born in SHAHEB BAGAN in 1960 and stayed there till 1986.

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Swapan42 (talk • contribs) 08:00, 20 March 2008 (UTC)