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Indigo

Himachal Pradesh Board · Class 12 · English

Complete topic list for Indigo in Himachal Pradesh Board Class 12 English. Key concepts, sub-topics, and what to focus on for board exams.

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4 Topics · Himachal Pradesh Board Class 12 English

Topics in Indigo

1

Background and Initial Encounter

  • Louis Fischer (1896-1970) was an American journalist who wrote this biographical account
  • The incident took place in 1917 during the Indian National Congress session in Lucknow
  • Rajkumar Shukla, an illiterate but determined sharecropper from Champaran, approached Gandhi
2

Journey to Champaran and Initial Challenges

  • Gandhi first went to Muzaffarpur to gather information about the situation
  • He stayed with Professor Malkani, which was considered extraordinary for a government teacher
  • The servants at Rajendra Prasad's house treated Gandhi as another peasant
3

The Indigo System and Peasant Exploitation

  • Most arable land was owned by Englishmen and worked by Indian tenants
  • Peasants were forced to plant indigo on 15% (three-twentieths) of their land
  • The entire indigo harvest had to be surrendered as rent under long-term contracts
4

Gandhi's Investigation and Confrontation with Authorities

  • Gandhi tried to gather facts by meeting the British landlord association secretary
  • The secretary refused to provide information, calling Gandhi an 'outsider'
  • Gandhi met the British commissioner who bullied him and advised him to leave

Key Concepts

The peasants in Champaran were forcedGandhi's method of deliberately and openlyGandhi's insistence that Indians must fightGandhi didn't limit himself to political

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