DOWN THE MEMORY LANE OF INDEPENDENCE

DOWN THE MEMORY LANE OF INDEPENDENCE

Who were the first overseas travellers in India:

1. The Portugese2. The Dutch3. The French4. The British

In which year did India see the I big uprising against the British?

1. 19422. 18573. 17574. 1889

Who was the last Mughal emperor in India?

1. Shahjahan2. Bahadurshah Zafar

3. Humayun4. Aurangzeb

Non cooperation Movement was launched to oppose :

1. The Macaulay Minutes2. The Rowlett Act

3. The Ryotwari system4. Atrocities of the British

After which event was the Non-Cooperation Movement called

off?1. Death of Bhagat Singh

2. Split between the moderates and the extremists

3. Chauri Chaura incident

The Dandi March is associated with:

1. Khadi and Charkha2. Resolution passed by the Congress

3. Asking the British toQuit India4. The infamous salt law

“Do or Die” is associated with:

1. 1. Non cooperation Movement2. Civil Disobedience Movement

3. Swadeshi Movement4. Quit India Movement

Which movement is also Known as the “Blue Rebellion”?:

1. Swadeshi2. Boycott of foreign goods

3. Indigo4. None of these

THEY CAME TO TRADE WITH OUR COUNTRY

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BUT THEY STAYED TO PLUNDER AND TO EXPLOIT

AND DIVIDE AND RULEAND MAKE US THEIR SLAVES

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AND WE ALLOWED THEM TO DO SO FOR DECADES

TILL HE- A LAWYER BY PROFESSION ,CAME BACK

FROM SOUTH AFRICA

AND TAUGHT US HOW TO LIVE WITH PEACE AND DIGNITY

INDIGO- A STORY OF FIGHT AGAINST INJUSTICE

A FIGHT AGAINST EXPLOITATION

• A SAGA OF SELF-RELIANCE

• A TALE OF COURAGE IN THE FACE OF ODDS

• A TRIUMPH OF NON-VIOLENCE AGAINST

VIOLENCE

A STORY OF OUR INDEPENDENCE

AS TOLD BYLOIUS FISCHER

IN HIS BIOGRAPHY

THE LIFE OF MAHATAMA

Rajkumar Shukla

• A peasant from Champaran

• met Gandhiji at Lucknow in 1916.

• insisted Gandhi to visit his district

Gandhiji’s arrival at Muzzafarpur and Champaran :

• . Sharecroppers from Champaran arrived in large number.

• Lawyers – briefed Gandhi about court cases.

• Gandhi expressed unhappiness over lawyers collecting big fees from sharecroppers

The problem

• Indigo- the chief commercial crop

• English landlords compelled Indian tenants to plant 15 % of their holdings with indigo

• entire indigo harvest surrendered as rent

• development of synthetic indigo in Germany hence no need to grow

• share croppers compelled to pay compensations for being released from 15% arrangement.

Gandhiji’s visit to nearby village:

• Occasion- maltreatment of a villager

• Official order- asked to return and quit

• Gandhiji’s defiance- signed and wrote- he would disobey- received summons

Drama outside the court

Thousands peasants gathered

• Gandhi asked to furnish bail- refused

• lawyers offered to follow him to jail

• officials’ inability to control crowd-sought Gandhiji’s help to control crowd

• finally case dropped – triumph of disobedience

Enquiry against the injustices:

• -conducted by Gandhiji and lawyers

• -10,000 peasants deposed• -Gandhiji summoned by Lt.

Governor- met four times• -official commission of enquiry

setup• -big planters to make refund-

Gandhi demanded 50%-final agreement on 25%

• -Gandhi agreed-purpose not monetary but to make the landlords part with a part of money and prestige both

Rehabilitation of Champaran villages:

• -disciples Mahadev Desai and Narhari Parikh and wives volunteered to teach

• opening of Primary schools

• -Kasturba- personal hygiene and community sanitation

• -Health services and necessary medicines

.Champaran – a turning point in Gandhi’s life

LET’S LEARN TO RESPECT OUR FREEDOM

• LET’S LEARN TO SAY NO TO INJUSTICES

• LET’S LEARN TO SAY NO TO VIOLENCE

• LET’S PRESERVE THE

UNITY , INTEGRITY

SOVERIGNITY

AND OF OUR

MOTHER INDIA.