Transcript INDIGO - PBworks

DOWN THE MEMORY LANE
OF INDEPENDENCE
Who were the first overseas
travellers in India:
1. The Portugese
2. The Dutch
3. The French
4. The British
In which year did India see the I
big uprising against the British?
1.
2.
3.
4.
1942
1857
1757
1889
Who was the last Mughal
emperor in India?
1. Shahjahan
2. Bahadurshah Zafar
3. Humayun
4. Aurangzeb
Non cooperation Movement was
launched to oppose :
1. The Macaulay Minutes
2. The Rowlett Act
3. The Ryotwari system
4. Atrocities of the British
After which event was the NonCooperation Movement called
off?
1. Death of Bhagat Singh
2. Split between the moderates and
the extremists
3. Chauri Chaura incident
The Dandi March is
associated with:
1. Khadi and Charkha
2. Resolution passed by the Congress
3. Asking the British toQuit India
4. The infamous salt law
“Do or Die” is associated with:
1. 1. Non cooperation Movement
2. Civil Disobedience Movement
3. Swadeshi Movement
4. Quit India Movement
Which movement is also Known
as the “Blue Rebellion”?:
1. Swadeshi
2. Boycott of foreign goods
3. Indigo
4. None of these
THEY CAME TO TRADE WITH
OUR COUNTRY
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BUT THEY STAYED TO
PLUNDER AND TO EXPLOIT
AND DIVIDE AND RULE
AND MAKE US THEIR SLAVES
AND WE ALLOWED THEM TO
DO SO FOR DECADES
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TILL HE- A LAWYER
BY PROFESSION ,CAME BACK
FROM SOUTH AFRICA
AND TAUGHT US HOW TO LIVE
WITH PEACE AND DIGNITY
INDIGO
- A STORY OF FIGHT
AGAINST INJUSTICE
A FIGHT AGAINST
EXPLOITATION
• A SAGA OF SELFRELIANCE
• A TALE OF
COURAGE IN THE
FACE OF ODDS
• A TRIUMPH OF
NON-VIOLENCE
AGAINST
VIOLENCE
A STORY OF OUR
INDEPENDENCE
AS TOLD BY
LOIUS FISCHER
IN HIS BIOGRAPHY
THE LIFE OF
MAHATAMA
Rajkumar Shukla
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A peasant from
Champaran
met Gandhiji at
Lucknow in 1916.
insisted Gandhi to
visit his district
Gandhiji’s arrival at Muzzafarpur
and Champaran :
• . Sharecroppers from
Champaran arrived in
large number.
• Lawyers – briefed
Gandhi about court
cases.
• Gandhi expressed
unhappiness over
lawyers collecting big
fees from
sharecroppers
The problem
• Indigo- the chief commercial
crop
• English landlords compelled
Indian tenants to plant 15 % of
their holdings with indigo
• entire indigo harvest
surrendered as rent
• development of synthetic
indigo in Germany hence no
need to grow
• share croppers compelled to
pay compensations for being
released from 15%
arrangement.
Gandhiji’s visit to nearby village:
• Occasionmaltreatment of a
villager
• Official order- asked
to return and quit
• Gandhiji’s defiancesigned and wrote- he
would disobeyreceived summons
Drama outside the court
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Thousands peasants
gathered
Gandhi asked to furnish
bail- refused
lawyers offered to follow
him to jail
officials’ inability to
control crowd-sought
Gandhiji’s help to control
crowd
finally case dropped –
triumph of disobedience
Enquiry against the injustices:
• -conducted by Gandhiji and
lawyers
• -10,000 peasants deposed
• -Gandhiji summoned by Lt.
Governor- met four times
• -official commission of enquiry
setup
• -big planters to make refundGandhi demanded 50%-final
agreement on 25%
• -Gandhi agreed-purpose not
monetary but to make the
landlords part with a part of
money and prestige both
Rehabilitation of Champaran
villages:
• -disciples Mahadev Desai
and Narhari Parikh and
wives volunteered to
teach
• opening of Primary
schools
• -Kasturba- personal
hygiene and community
sanitation
• -Health services and
necessary medicines
.Champaran – a turning point in
Gandhi’s life
LET’S LEARN TO RESPECT OUR
FREEDOM
• LET’S LEARN TO SAY
NO TO INJUSTICES
• LET’S LEARN TO SAY
NO TO VIOLENCE
• LET’S PRESERVE THE
UNITY , INTEGRITY
SOVERIGNITY
AND OF OUR
MOTHER INDIA.