How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers | Class 12 English - Flamingo Chapter Indigo, Indigo NCERT Solutions

Why did Gandhi agree to a settlement of 25 per cent refund to the farmers?

Strike out what is not true in the following.

a. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) a sharecropper.
    (ii) a politician.
    (iii) delegate.
    (iv) a landlord.

b. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) poor.
    (ii) physically strong.
    (iii) illiterate.

How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?

What was the attitude of the average Indian in smaller localities towards advocates of ‘home rule’?

The events in this part of the text illustrate Gandhi’s method of working. Can you identify some instances of this method and link them to his ideas of satyagraha and non-violence?

List the places that Gandhi visited between his first meeting with Shukla and his arrival at Champaran.

How do we know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement?

Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning-point in his life?

Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being ‘resolute’?

What did the peasants pay the British landlords as rent? What did the British now want instead and why? What would be the impact of synthetic indigo on the prices of natural indigo?

Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What could this mean?
(There could be more than one answer.)

The people in this story suddenly realise how precious their language is to them. What shows you this? Why does this happen?

Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.

Would you agree that promises made to poor children are rarely kept? Why do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text?

What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?

How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?

Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.

The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting.

What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?

How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change?

What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’?

Does her father believe her story?

Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.

What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

Who was the English visitor to the studios?

What made the lawyer stand out from the others at Gemini Studios?

Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?

What could be some of the reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities?

Why is the Englishman’s visit referred to as unexplained mystery?

How did the instructor “build a swimmer” out of Douglas?