CBSE Class 12 English Indigo Louis Fischer Assignment

CBSE Class 12 English Indigo Louis Fischer Assignment. Students are advised to refer to the attached assignments and practice them regularly. This will help them to identify their weak areas and will help them to score better in examination. Parents should download and give the assignments to their children for practice. 

GIST OF THE LESSON

• Raj Kumar Shukla- A poor sharecropper from Champaran wishing to meet Gandhiji.
• Raj Kumar Shukla- an illiterate but resolute hence followed Gandhiji to Lucknow,Cawnpore, Ahmadabad, Calcutta, Patna, Muzzafarpur & then Champaran.
• Servants at Rajendra Prasad’s residence thought Gandhiji to be an untouchable.
• Gandhiji considered as an untouchable because of simple living style and wearing (clothes), due to the company of Raj Kumar Shukla.
• Decided to go to Muzzafarpur first to get detailed information about Champaran sharecropper.
• Sent telegram to J B Kriplani &stayed in Prof Malkani home- a government servant.
• Indians afraid to show sympathy to the supporters of home rule.
• The news of Gandhiji’s arrival spread- sharecroppers gathered in large number to meet their champion.
• Gandhiji chided the Muzzafarpur lawyer for taking high fee.
• Champaran district was divided into estate owned by English people, Indians only tenant farmers.
• Landlords compelled tenants to plant 15% of their land with indigo and surrender their entire harvest as rent.
• In the meantime Germany had developed synthetic indigo –British landlords freed the Indian farmers from the 15% arrangement but asked them to pay compensation.
• Many signed, some resisted engaged lawyers, landlords hired thugs.
• Gandhiji reached Champaran- visited the secretary of the British landlord association to get the facts but denied as he was an outsider.
• Gandhiji went to the British Official Commissioner who asked him to leave Trihut, Gandhiji disobeyed, went to Motihari the capital of Champaran where a vast multitude greeted him, continued his investigations.
• Visited maltreated villagers, stopped by the police superintendent but disobeyed the order.
• Motihari black with peasants’ spontaneous demonstrations, Gandhiji realeased without bail
Civil Disobedience triumphed.
• Gandhiji agreed to 25% refund by the landowners, it symbolized the surrender of the prestige.
• Gandhiji worked hard towards social economic reforms, elevated their distress aided by his wife, Mahadev Desai, Narhari Parikh.
• Gandhiji taught a lesson of self reliance by not seeking help of an English man Mr. Andrews.

THEME:

The leadership shown by Mahatma Gandhi to secure justice for oppressed people through convincing argumentation and negotiation. The lesson deals with an account of an unequal battle between the oppressed and the oppressors.
Patience, perseverance and determination can help one overcome all odds and adversities. While managing crises one should focus on a solution rather than a problem. One should learn to be self-reliant instead of looking for shoulders to lean upon. It also conveys the message that it is important to teach people to be courageous and to be able to fight their own battles; independently and fearlessly rather than just lending support to them in critical situation.

SUB-THEME:

Contributions made by anonymous Indians to the freedom movement.

THEME:

The lesson highlights that the struggle for the noble cause never goes unrewarded.

MAIN POINT OF THE STORY

1. Raj kumar Shukla apprised of injustice of the landlord system in Bihar

2. Raj kumar Shukla- one of the share-croppers.

3 Gandhi ji- busy but Rajkumar followed him unless he promised to visit Champaran.

4. Gandhi ji on way to Mujjafarpur stopped at the house of Rajendra Prasad.

5. Met J.B Kripalani for more information

6. Meeting advocates in Mujjafarpur and chided them

7. Share-cropping system oppresses the farmers.

8. Introduction of Synthetic Indigo in Germany led to extortion of money from the peasants by landlords.

9. Gandhi's arrival in Champaran- meeting with the representative of landlords and Commissioner of Tirhut.

10. His clash with police superintendent and summon to appear in the court-his plea-admits he's facing the conflict of duties.

11. Demonstration by thousands of peasants and helplessness of the British government plans jail bharo andolan with the help of lawyers.

12. British drop the case against Gandhi ji thus the battle of Champaran won.

13. Report of official commission inquiry.

14. Refund of 25% of money.

15. Landlord surrender and peasants gain courage, learn he has defenders and rights.

16. Social work, education, health and cleanliness in the villages addressed by Gandhi Ji.

17. Champaran episode became a turning point in Gandhi ji's life.

18. Developed an attitude of self reliance among the people/Lawyers.

EXERCISE

Rearrange the following points in sequence of their narration in the lesson

1. Inquiry into peasants grievances

2. Motihari black with Peasants

3. At the house of Rajendra Prasad

4. Gandhi at Champaran

5. Apprising Louis Fischer about the departure of the British 

6. Social Backwardness in Champaran

7. Englishmen owned large Estates

8. Champaran episode- a turning point for Gandhi

9. To Muzzafarpur En route Champaran

10. The Battle of Champaran is won

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