Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning-point in his life?
Gandhi came to champaran to help peasants but this whole episode or journey became his turning - point in his life as he started alone but now thousands of people were supporting Gandhi. Gandhi admits whatever he had done was an very ordinary thing. He said Britishers could not orders him to do anythings in his country. Hence, he considered this champaran episode to be turning point in his life.
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 is Rajkumar Shukla described as being ‘resolute’?
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?
How does Douglas make clear to the reader the sense of panic that gripped him as he almost drowned? Describe the details that have made the description vivid.
How did the instructor “build a swimmer” out of Douglas?
What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’?
How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?
What is the belief in some primitive cultures about being photographed?
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
What is the example of national integration that the author refers to?
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?
The people in this story suddenly realise how precious their language is to them. What shows you this? Why does this happen?
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