INDIGO

LOUIS FISCHER
1. Who is the author of the lesson, Indigo?
The author of the lesson Indigo is Louis Fischer, a volunteer in the British
army and a journalist. He wrote a book on Gandhi called The Life of
Mahatma Gandhi.
2. What is indigo?
Indigo is a flowering plant that belongs to the family of fabaceae. These
plants are used to produce the dye indigo.
3. What was held in Lucknow in December 1916.
In December 1916, the annual convention of the Indian National Congress
party was held in Lucknow.
4. Who was Rajkumar Shukla?
Rajkumar Shukla was a poor peasant from Champaran.
5. What did he want Gandhi to do?
He wanted Gandhi to visit his district.
6. Where was Champaran located?
Champaran was located in the foothills of the Himalayas near the Kingdom
of Nepal.
7. Who is a sharecropper?
A sharecropper is a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
8. Why had Rajkumar Shukla come to the Congress session?
Rajkumar Shukla had come to the Congress session to complain about the
injustice of the landlord system in Bihar.
9. What is tenacity?
Tenacity is the characteristic of not giving up a position or principle easily.
10.How was Rajkumar Shukla tenacious? What was the result?
When Rajkumar Shukla requested Gandhi to visit Champaran, Gandhi told
him that he had many commitments. But Rajkumar Shukla followed
Gandhi everywhere. He followed Gandhi to his ashram near Ahmedabad
and begged him to fix a date.
Gandhi was impressed by Rajkumar Shuklas tenacity and promised to go
to Champaran after visiting Calcutta.
11.Where did Gandhi and Shukla board a train to Patna?
Gandhi and Shukla boarded a train for the city of Patna in Bihar.
12.Whom did Gandhi and Shukla want to meet at Patna?
Gandhi and Shukla wanted to meet Rajendra Prasad at Patna who later
became President of the Congress party and of India.
13.Where did Gandhi decide to go first from Patna?
Gandhi decided to go first to Muzzafarpur from Patna.
14.What was the capital of Champaran?
The capital of Champaran was Motihari.
15.What happened when Gandhi refused to furnish bail at the Muzzafarpur
Court?
When Gandhi refused to furnish bail at the Muzzafarpur court, he was
released without bail.