Or
What made Gandhi to
surrender to the wish of Rajkumar Shukla and board a train to Patna in Bihar ?
(Imp.)
Ans. Rajkumar Shukla
wanted Gandhiji to visit Champaran to take up the cause of sharecroppers there. Gandhiji told Shukla that
he had an appointment in Kanpur. He was also committed to go to other parts of
India. Shukla followed Gandhiji to the ashram. He went to Calcutta when
Gandhiji arrived there. Gandhiji was impressed by his tenacity and story. They
boarded the train for Patna.
Q. 2. Why did Gandhi
chide (scold)the lawyers of Muzaffarpur ?
Ans. Muzaffarpur
lawyers called on Gandhi to brief him. They had frequently represented peasants
in courts. Gandhi chided them for collecting big fees from the poor sharecroppers.
When peasants were so poor and crushed, it was inhuman to charge heavy fees
from them.
Q. 3. Gandhi
was involved in a 'conflict of duties'. What did he decide in the
end and why?
Ans. Gandhi was
involved in a 'conflict of duties'. On the one hand, he didn't want to set a
bad example. He didn't want to be a law-breaker. On the other hand, he couldn't
give up the cause of the poor peasants of Champaran. Therefore, he heard the
'voice of conscience' in the end. He decided to disobey the order.
Q. 4. How could
Gandhi persuade the lawyers to follow him into jail ?
Ans. Many prominent
lawyers of Bihar came to confer with Gandhi. Gandhi asked what they would do if
he was sentenced to prison. A senior lawyer told frankly that they would go
home. Gandhi asked them about the injustice done to the sharecroppers. The
lawyers felt ashamed. They finally declared that they were ready to'-follow'
him into jail.
Q. 5. The
settlement of 25% refund to the farmers appeared rather small. Why
did Gandhi agree to it and how did events justify his position ?
Ans. According to the settlement, the planters were
to refund 25% of the compensation money to the peasants. The achievement
appeared to be rather small but events justified his position. But for Gandhi
the amount of refund was less important. More important was the fact that the
landlords were forced to surrender part of their right. So he agreed to the
settlement.
Q. 6. 'The
Champaran episode was a turning point in Gandhi's life’? How do you justify
it ?
Ans. The Champaran
episode was really a turning point in Gandhi's life. It began not as an act of
defiance. It was an effort to remove the distress of poor peasants. The success
of Champaran justified Gandhi's ways and means. It gave a message. The
Britishers were dreaded and unquestioned but now they could be challenged by
the Indians. The success of Champaran was the success of peaceful Civil
Disobedience in modern India.
how did events justify gandhiji position?
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