Lesson - 4 Indigo
Indigo Class 12 Questions And Answers
Understanding The Text
Question 1- Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning - point in his life?
Answer - The Champaran episode gives Gandhi a deep insight into the problems of the poor farmer. He found them frightened. They were being crushed. Gandhi came to the conclusion that the court of law could not give justice to the sharecropper. Therefore it was not right to take such a matter to the courts.
Farmers knew Gandhi's record in South Africa. Little did they hear that a Mahatma who wanted to help them was in trouble with the authorities. Thousands of farmers spontaneously demonstrated around the Court House where Gandhi was called as a convict. The officers felt powerless. He sought Gandhi's cooperation to control the crowd. Gandhi was polite and friendly. Gandhi was giving concrete evidence to the authorities that his strength, which had hitherto been formidable and undeniable, could be challenged by the Indians.
Question -2 How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers ? Give influence .?
Answer- Rajendra Prasad, Brij Kishore Mahesh Babu Maulana Muzharhul Haque and many other famous lawyers had arrived from Bihar. He opposed Gandhi.
First example - Gandhiji asked him what would he do if he was sent to jail, the senior lawyer replied that he would go home. Gandhi demanded what about the injustice done to the sharecroppers. After this the lawyers discussed. They came to Vagandhi and told him that they were ready to follow him to jail.
Another example - Gandhi's lawyer friends thought it would be a good idea for Andrew to stay in Champaran and help him. But Gandhi was strongly opposed. He said, "The reason is justified and you must rely on yourself to win the fight. You should not speak a prop at Mr. Andrews because he is an Englishman.
Question 3- What was the attitude of the average Indian in smaller localities towards advocates of homes rule "?
Answer- Gandhi stayed at Professor Malkani's house in Muzaffarpur for two days.
Mr. Malkani was a government teacher. Gandhi remarked that in those days it was unusual for a government professor to accommodate someone like me in the house.
But it was totally different for the average Indian living in a very small space, every part of his mind completely enslaved, it was completely impossible for him to imagine that he would one day be the ruler of his country. . The slavery coating on their skulls did not dispel the idea that the average Indian living in very small places was afraid to show sympathy. Their slavery, poverty and illiteracy were responsible for such unfortunate attitude.
Question 4- How do you know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement ?
Answer- By what Gandhiji did, he tried to mold a new independent Indian who could stand on his own feet and thus make India independent. This new independent Indian from the masses - common man, woman and child.
The first thing in the independent movement was freedom from the fear of the British people. Ordinary people followed Gandhi because they knew that he was their savior and savior. When the farmers of Motihari learned that the government was harassing their guard, they came in thousands and demonstrated around the court where Gandhi had met. Pond done. This impromptu demonstration was the beginning of the independent fear of the British.
The history of India's freedom movement is full of examples where common people came and took part in the movement.
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