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Why did Gandhi conclude that the lawyers should stop going to the courts?
Why Gandhi had to chide the lawyers of Muzzafarpur?
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Write down Gandhi’s advice to the lawyers of Muzzafarpur.
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How was Gandhi able to influence the laywers of the Champaran?
During his stay at Muzzafarpur, the lawyers briefed Gandhi about the cases of poor peasants. They told about their cases and the size of fee. Gandhi chided them for collecting big fees from the share-croppers. He advised them to stop going to the law courts. He pointed out that the peasants were poor and fear-stricken. It was urgent to make them free from fear.
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Strike out what is not true in the following:
(a) Rajkumar Shukla was:
(i) a share-cropper (ii) a politician
(iii) delegate (iv) a landlord
Rajkumar Shukla was:
(i) poor, (ii) physically strong
(iii) illiterateWhy is Rajkumar Shukla described as being ‘resolute’?
Why do you think the servants thought Gandhi to be another peasant?
List the places that Gandhi visited between his first meeting with Shukla and his arrival at Champaran.
What did the peasants pay the British landlords as rent? What did the British now want instead and why? What would be the impact of synthetic indigo on the prices of natural indigo?
The events in this part of the text illustrate Gandhi’s method of working. Can you identify some instances of this method and link them to his ideas of satyagraha and non-violence?
Why did Gandhi agree to a settlement of 25 per cent refund to the farmers?
How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?
Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning-point in his life?
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