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Indigo (Louis Fischer)

CBSE · Class 12 · English

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Card 1Author and background

Who is Louis Fischer in relation to Indigo?

Answer

Louis Fischer was an American author and journalist who wrote for The New York Times, The Saturday Review, and other publications. He also served as a faculty member at Princeton University and wrote

Card 2Gandhi's decision

What event made Gandhi decide to urge the departure of the British?

Answer

Gandhi said that he decided to urge the departure of the British in 1917. The Champaran episode became a turning-point because it showed his method of fighting injustice through truth, courage, and no

Card 3Rajkumar Shukla

Who was Rajkumar Shukla?

Answer

Rajkumar Shukla was an illiterate but resolute Champaran sharecropper. He persistently urged Gandhi to visit Champaran and complain about the injustice of the landlord system in Bihar.

Card 4Rajkumar Shukla

Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as resolute?

Answer

He was resolute because he never gave up on his request. He followed Gandhi from place to place, waited for him patiently, and kept asking him to fix a date for the visit to Champaran.

Card 5Peasant exploitation

What was the condition of the Champaran peasants under the old arrangement?

Answer

The Champaran peasants were sharecroppers who had to plant three-twentieths, or 15 per cent, of their land with indigo and surrender the entire indigo harvest as rent. This was a long-term contract sy

Card 6Synthetic indigo

Why did the landlords later want compensation from the sharecroppers?

Answer

Germany had developed synthetic indigo. Because of this, natural indigo became less valuable, and landlords sought compensation agreements from the sharecroppers so that they could be released from th

Card 7Gandhi and Shukla

What did Gandhi say to Shukla when Shukla kept asking him to come to Champaran?

Answer

Gandhi said, "I have to be in Calcutta on such-and-such a date. Come and meet me and take me from there." This showed that he noticed Shukla's persistence and finally gave him a way to continue the re

Card 8Arrival at Patna

What happened when Gandhi reached Patna with Shukla?

Answer

Shukla led Gandhi to Rajendra Prasad's house. The servants mistook Gandhi for another peasant and did not recognize him as the famous leader, and Gandhi was even not allowed to draw water from the wel

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