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Kolkata,

1910

An Indian Farm, Calcutta

The farms of Kolkata were largely used to grow indigo and jute

During the British Raj and even previously, large farm areas were used for neel (indigo), the famous blue dye that may have given India its name thousands of years ago. Jute and tea were other popular crops in Bengal. Landless agricultural workers who toiled in these farms often had to work under difficult