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How did Gandhiji make the peasants of Champaran free from the fear of the Britishers?

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How was a solution to the problems of indigo sharecroppers of Champaran found?

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During his stay at Muzaffarpur, Gandhiji found the share-croppers crushed and fear-stricken. The share-cropping agreement was irksome to them even though many of the peasants had signed it willingly. The Britishers took help of thugs and were subjecting the peasants to torture. Their lawyers, were failures to protect their interests. Gandhi took up their case and appeared in Motihari court. Gandhiji was in trouble with the authorities. The peasants in large number surrounded the court. The government got baffled and had to seek the help of Gandhiji to regulate the crowd. The British landlords were forced to refund their part of money along with their indigo prestige. The Britishers left their estates and the peasants became owners of their land. This was the healthy solution of their problems.

Some More Questions From Indigo Chapter

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?

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?

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