Chapter
- 7
Indigo Louise Fischer
Short Questions
Question 1. Why did Raj Kumar Shukla approach Gandhiji?
Answer – The Champaran peasants were troubled by the sharecropping system prevalent there. They wanted to get rid of that so when Raj Kumar Shukla went to December 1916 Annual Convention of Congress
session to complain about the injustice to the sharecroppers in Bihar , somebody told him “talk to Gandhi”.
Question 2. What were the terms of the contract between
British landlords and peasants?
Answer – The British landlords compelled the peasants to grow only indigo in on the three-twentieth or 15% part of their land and surrender the entire indigo harvest to British landlord as rent. It was done by a long term agreement.
Question 3. Why did Gandhiji not agree to proceed to
Champaran with Raj Kumar Shukla?
Answer – Gandhi Ji had an appointment in Kanpur and he was committed to go to several other parts of India so Gandhi Ji did not agree to proceed to Champaran with Raj Kumar Shukla.
Question 4. What happened when Gandhiji and Raj Kumar
Shukla wanted to meet Rajendra Prasad?
Answer – When Raj KumarShukla and Gandhi Ji went to Rajendra Prasad's house, he was out of town. The servants took Gandhi ji to be another such peasant as Shukla and did not allow him draw water
from well. They took Gandhi Ji to be an untouchable.
Question 5. Why did Gandhi ji plan to go to Muzzafarpur?
Answer – Gandhi Ji plans to go to Muzzafarpur because Gandhi
Ji wants to collect more information and it was the route to Champaran.
Question 6. What was the effect of synthetic indigo on
the natural indigo crop?
Answer – The international demand for natural indigo reduced
very much and now it was not a profit-making business for British landlords.
Question 7. How did British landlords compel poor
peasants?
Answer – British landlords compel poor peasants by long term
agreement and then by agreeing to pay compensation for being released from 15%
arrangement.
Question 8. Why did Gandhi Ji scold the lawyer?
Answer – The lawyers of Champaran are charging high fees
from poor peasants and not helping them so Gandhi Ji scold lawyer.
Question 9. How did the Champaran episode prove to be a
turning point in the political career of Gandhi Ji?
Answer – The Champaran episode showed that the people of
India could win freedom for themselves by following truth and non – violence.
Gandhi and his way of working had succeeded.
Question 10. What did Gandhi Ji do for the social upliftment
of poor families of peasants?
Answer – Gandhi Ji opened primary schools in six villages.
Gandhi got a doctor to volunteer his services.
Indigo question answers (long)
Question 11. How did Gandhi Ji help the peasants in
Champaran?
Answer – Gandhi Ji wanted first to collect information about
the injustice of British landlords in Bihar. Next, he called on the British
commissioner of Tiruth division. He proceeds to motihari. Gandhi Ji rejects
notice to quit Champaran. When Gandhi Ji appeared in court then the court is
full of peasants. Officers can not handle them. Officers remove the charges and
constitute an inquiry commission that gave the decision in favor of the
peasants.
Question 12. Explain in your own words, how Raj Kumar
Shukla convinced Gandhi Ji to proceed to Champaran?
Answer – Gandhi was to go to other parts of India. Rajkumar
Shukla chase them everywhere. For weeks Rajkumar Shukla never left Gandhi’s
side. He told Gandhi that he had come to complain about the injustice of
British landlords in Bihar. Impressed by Shukla Gandhi asked him to come and
meet him in Calcutta.
Question 13. Why did Gandhi ji decide to consult prof.
Malkani and Dr. Rajendra Prasad?
Answer – Gandhi Ji decides to meet with Prof.
Malkani and Dr. Rajendra Prasad because they wanted to collect more
information. Gandhi and J.B. Kripalani meet at Tagore Shantiniketan School.
Gandhi Ji decides to meet Dr. Rajendra Prasad because Rajendra Prasad was a
very popular lawyer in Patna. Gandhi Ji scolded lawyer in Patna for charging high
fees from poor peasants and not helping them.
Question 14. What were the old terms and conditions of
the contract between British Landlords and peasants?
Answer – The old terms and conditions of the
contract between British Landlords and peasants were following. Indian peasants
were to plant indigo on 15% of their land and surrender the entire indigo to
British landlord as rent. Then, the British demanded compensation to release
the Indian peasants from 15% agreement.
Question 15. What was the impact of the Champaran episode
on the peasants and the British government?
Answer – The impact of the Champaran episode on
the peasants is positive. Peasant fear of British landlords had reduced very
much. They had become more confident.
The British were fearful. British government constitutes an
inquiry commission in favor of poor peasants.
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