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How did the peasants react on hearing that Gandhi was in trouble with the authroities?
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How did the Mahatma help the authorities?
When the Champaran peasants heard that a Mahatma, who wanted to help them, was in trouble with the authorities. By next morning the town of Motihari was black with the peasants. They demonstrated around the court house. The government baffled and the official felt powerless without the cooperation of Gandhi. Gandhi helped them to regulate the crowd. Gandhi gave the concrete proof about the might of the British.
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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?
How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances.
What was the attitude of the average Indian in smaller localities towards advocates of ‘home-rule’?
How do we know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement?
“Freedom from fear is more important than legal justice for the poor.”
Do you think that the poor of India are free from fear after Independence?
The qualities of a good leader.
List the words used in the text that are related to legal procedures. For example : deposition
List other words that you know that fall into this category.
Notice the sentences in the text which are in ‘direct speech’. Why does the author use quotations in his narration?
Notice the use or non-use of the comma in the following sentences:
(a) When I first visited Gandhi in 1942 at his ashram in Sevagram, he told me what happened in Champaran.
(b) He had not proceeded far when the police superintendent’s messenger overtook him.
(c) When the court reconvened, the judge said he would not deliver the judgment for several days.
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