...through several districts in Bengal and Behar, and I found the natives residing in the neighbourhood of indigo plantations evidently better clothed and...; but, on the whole, they have performed more good tn the generality of the natives of this country than any other class of Europeans, whether in or out...

...Calcutta Town Hall in 1829 Rammohan Roy boldly stated: I found the natives residing in the neighbourhood of indigo plantations evidently better clothed and...any other class of Europeans whether in or out of service. Dwarkanath Tagore supported Roy, claiming, "I have several zamindaris in various districts...

...than those who lived at a distance from such stations. There may be some partial injury done by some indigo planters: but, on the whole, they have performed...any other class of Europeans, whether in or out of service.'44 140 Letter of January 1831, in Majumdar (éd.), Raja Rammohun Roy and Progressive Movements...

...of castigating the exploiters, Roy commended them: I found the natives residing in the neighbourhood of indigo plantations evidently better clothed and...stations. There may be some partial injury done by some indigo planters: but, on the whole, they have performed more good to the generality of the natives...

...through several . districts of Bengal and Behar, and I found the natives residing in the neighbourhood of indigo plantations evidently better clothed and...those who lived at a distance from such stations." Dwarkanauth Tagore, himself possessed of, or connected with several indigo factories, expressed on...