INDIGO by LOUIS FISCHER 1. Who was Raj Kumar Shukla? Why did he meet Gandhi? 2.

Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being resolute? 3. Why do you think the servants thought Gandhi to be another peasant? 4. Which places did Gandhi visit between his first meeting with Shukla and his arrival at Champaram? 5. What did the peasants pay the British landlords as rent? 6. When did the arrangement with the peasants change? 7. What was the demand of the peasants? 8. What methods did Gandhi use in support of the peasants? 9. Why did Gandhi agree to a settlement of 25% refund to the farmers? 10. How did the episode change the plight of the peasants? 11. Rajkumar accompanied Gandhi everywhere until the latter fixed a date. Which quality of Shukla is being shown here? 12. Where did Shukla take Gandhi after their arrival at the city of Patna in Bihar? 13. Why did Gandhi decide to go first to Muzzafarpur? 14. It was an extraordinary thing in those days for a government professor to harbour a man like me. What does Gandhi want to say through these lines? 15. What happened when the news of Gandhis arrival reached Champaran? 16. Why did the Muzzafarpur lawyers call on Gandhi? Why did Gandhi scold them? 17. What did Gandhi say to the lawyers? 18. What was the system of sharecropping in Champaran? 19. How did Gandhi start his activities in Champaran? How did the officials treat him? 20. How did Gandhi get a settlement for the peasants? 21. Why was so extraordinary about Gandhi staying in Professor Malkanis home? 22. Why were the peasants of Chamapran so crushed and fear-stricken? 23. What brought Rajkumar Shukla in contact with Gandhi? 24. Why was Gandhi officially asked by the authorities to quit Champaran? 25. How did the summons issued to Gandhi mark the beginning of liberation? 26. What marked the triumph of civil disobedience for the first time in independent India? 27. How did Gandhi mould a new free India? 28. Why did Gandhi reject the idea of having Charles Freer Andrews stay on in Champaran to help the lawyers in fighting the case of the peasants? 29. Why did Gandhi chide the lawyers? 30. Under what circumstances was the trial of Gandhi postponed at Motihari? 31. What was the conflict of duties Gandhi said he was confronted with? 32. What made Gandhi feel confident that the battle of Champaran was won? 33. Why did the landlords agree to realize the sharecroppers of Indigo? 34. Why did Gandhi say law courts were useless? 35. What issues were close to Gandhis heart? 36. What was Gandhis reaction to the official notice to quit Champaran? How

did the peasants react to the summons sent to Gandhi to appear in the court? 37. How did the government react to the protests by the peasants? 38. How did Gandhi go about the upliftment of Champaran? 39. Self-reliance, Indian independence and help to sharecroppers were all bound together. Discuss. (Long) 40. Freedom from fear is more important than legal justice for the poor. Discuss this in the light of Indigo. 41. In what way did the Champaran incident mark the beginning of the freedom movement? 42. Why were orders issued by the British Commissioner against Gandhi? How did Gandhi react? 43. What all did Gandhi achieve during his stay of one year in Champaran? 44. What was Gandhis pattern of working? 45. Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning point in his life? (Long.) 46. How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances. 47. How do we know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement?