How did Gandhi ji succeed in getting justice for the Indigo sharecroppers
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The given question is from the chapter 'Indigo', written by Louis Fischer.
Gandhiji succeeded in getting justice for the Indigo sharecroppers through non-violence and the method of civil disobedience. Gandhiji stood for the sharecroppers of Champaran district, which were being exploited by the Britishers by charging 15% interest on the Indigo crops and afterwards demanding compensation for that 15% in order to release them from that.
Gandhiji after collecting evidence and information about the whole scenario took legal actions against the Britishers with the help of the lawyers who were supporting Gandhiji. When the court ordered to arrest Gandhiji, his followers too agreed to go in jail along with him. This led the Britishers and the court to release Gandhiji and also provide justice to the peasants of Champaran.
Answer:
Gandhi Ji was a man of deep insight, firm determination, and unshakable conviction. When Raj Kumar Shukla approached him to take his help and guidance in fighting against the injustice of the British landlords in Champaran, he took his own time. He took the following steps to solve the problem:
1. He studied the entire situation thoroughly.
2. He collected enough evidence against the British landlords.
3. He rallied the people together.
4. He made a thorough plan to execute it.
5. He presented the proofs against the landlords in the court.
6. He even informed the higher British authorities.
7. He proved to the British authorities and landlords that the latter were wrong.
8. Finally he won and the British landlords had to pay the compensation to the sharecroppers.
This was the first defeat of the British that led to India’s Freedom.