Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter Indigo NCERT Solutions | Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as bein

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

How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances.

How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?

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

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?

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.

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

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

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

Why do you think the servants thought Gandhi to be another peasant?

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

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

What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about?

From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?

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

What are some of the positive views on interviews?

Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?

What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?

What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?

What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plans did he make to come to the surface?

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

Do you think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed? Give reasons for your opinion.

How does Sophie include her brother Geoff in her fantasy of her future?

How does the author describe the incongruity of an English poet addressing the audience at Gemini Studios?

Which country did Danny Casey play for?

Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?

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

Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar?

Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?

What is the example of national integration that the author refers to?