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Flamingo (Prose): Indigo cheat sheet

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Chapter 5Indigo

Champaran 1917 — Gandhi's first civil disobedience in India.

1. About

Author: Louis Fischer. From The Life of Mahatma Gandhi.

2. Summary

  • Rajkumar Shukla, a sharecropper, persuades Gandhi to visit Champaran in Bihar.
  • Sharecroppers had to grow indigo on 15% of their land and give it as rent to British landlords.
  • When synthetic indigo arrived, landlords demanded compensation to free them.
  • Gandhi defied an order to leave Motihari; the government had to drop the case.
  • An inquiry led to a 25% refund; more important, peasants learned courage and self-reliance.

3. Themes

  • non-violence
  • self-reliance
  • courage
  • freedom struggle

4. Key Points

  • Gandhi said the British couldn't order him about in his own country.
  • Lawyers joined him and gave up their fees.
  • He also worked on hygiene and education.
  • Agreed to 25%: the principle mattered more than money.

Remember: Rajkumar Shukla | 15% indigo | Motihari | 25% refund

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