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Why did Rajkumar Shukla want to take Gandhiji to, Champaran? [Delhi 2008], , Rajkumar Shukla was one of the poor impoverished, sharecroppers of the Champaran district. He had gone to, the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress to, , take Gandhiji to Champaran to fight the injustice and the, exploitation of the sharecroppers., , Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being, , ‘resolute’? [NCERT, Compartment 2015], How did Rajkumar Shukla establish that he was, resolute? [All India 2015], , . Rajkumar Shukla is described as being resolute because he, went along with Gandhiji everywhere that he went till, Gandhiji agreed to help him. He was adamant to take, Gandhiji to Champaran to solve the problems faced by, sharecroppers and so he resolutely went everywhere with, Gandhiji until, impressed with his tenacity, Gandhiji, agreed to go with him.

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What were the terms of the indigo contract, between the British landlords and the Indian, , peasants? [CBSE 2015], , . The terms of the indigo contract between the British and, the peasants was related to the arable land. The arable, land in the Champaran district was divided into estates, which were owned by Englishmen and worked by, Indian tenants. The chief commercial crop was indigo., The landlords compelled all tenants to plant 15 per cent, of their holdings with indigo and surrender the entire, indigo harvest as rent.

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Why did Gandhi agree to a settlement of 25% refund, , to the farmers? [NCERT], Why did Gandhi agree to the planter’s offer of a 25%, refund to the farmers? [Delhi 2009], , When the landlords agreed to pay a refund of only 25%, they, wanted to create a deadlock which would prolong the, dispute. To everybody’s surprise, Gandhiji accepted the offer., , According to him, the amount of refund was less important, , than the fact that the landlords had been obliged to, , surrender part of their money and, with it, part of their, prestige.

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sicode changed the plight of the peasants, , by helping them immensely. It removed their 7, mortal fear of the British. They were made aware, of their rights and developed courage to fight for their, , own selves., , Consequently, within a few years, the British planters, abandoned their estates, which was reverted back to the, peasants. Slowly, indigo sharecropping completely, disappeared from the district of Champaran.