Post on 05-Jan-2016
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.