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5 Indigo

1 Why did Gandhi chide the lawyers?

Gandhi chided the lawyers for collecting the big amount of fee from the poor
share croppers of Champaran. He wanted to make them free from fear of the
British.
2 How did Gandhi influence and convince the lawyers?
Gandhi told them he was an outsider but he was ready to go the jail for the
welfare of the poor sharecroppers of Champaran. In this way the lawyers were
ready to follow Gandhi to jail.
3 Why was Gandhi ready to a settlement of 25 % of refund?
Gandhi was ready to a settlement of 25% of refund to the poor sharecroppers
because the amount of refund was less important than the fact that the British
landlords were ready to surrender the refund amount to the poor sharecroppers of
Champaran.
4 How did Gandhi teach the lesson of self-reliance?
Gandhi refused to take the help of his English pacifist disciple Charles Freer
Andrews in the fight against the British because it showed the weakness of the
Indians. In this way Gandhi taught the lesson of self-reliance.
5 Why do you think that Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a
turning point in his life?
The lesson Indigo highlights the valuable contribution of Mahatma Gandhi in the
solution of the economic problem of the poor sharecroppers of Champaran.
Gandhi went to Champaran at the request of a poor sharecropper Raj Kumar
Shukla to give justice against the landlords system in Champaran. Gandhi fought
the court case for them and was ready to go the prison for their welfare. He
influenced the lawyers to help the poor sharecroppers. The battle of Champaran
was in favour of Mahatma Gandhi. The British landlords were ready to surrender
the refund money to them. Gandhi became a great leader. The Champaran episode
paved the way for the movement for the independence of India. In this way
Gandhi considered Champaran episode to be a turning episode.