How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?
After getting refunds from the Britishers, it boost confidence in the peasants, now the peasant scure that they had rights and defenders. They got coverage to fight for their rights.
And later Gandhi opened schools in 6 districts where Kasturbai used to teach in the school and she taught the ashram rules on personal cleanliness and community sanitation.
How do we know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement?
How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances.
Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being ‘resolute’?
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?
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
Which was the only occasion when she got to see Danny Casey in person?
Does Geoff believe what Sophie says about her meeting with Danny Casey?
Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?
Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?
Who was Subbu’s principal?
Did the peddler respect the confidence reposed in him by the crofter?
Sophie and Jansie were class-mates and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?
Who was the English visitor to the studios?