Question

What was the main problem of sharecroppers in champaran

Answer 1

The peasants of Champaran were tenants of British landlords. Under long term sharecropping arrangement, they were growing Indigo on 15 percent of their holding and surrendering the harvest as rent to the British landlord. But when Indigo price fell due to synthetic Indigo developed in Germany, the landlords obtained agreement from the peasants to pay them compensation which some of the peasants resisted and fought their case in court.

Answer 2

The main problem of sharecroppers in Champaran was that all the tenants were forced and compelled to plant 15% of their holdings with Indigo. This has been a long-term contract between the British and the farmers. The sharecroppers, on the other hand, had to hand over the entire Indigo harvest as rent to the British.