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- Louis Fischer
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A district in Bihar,
at the foot of
Himalayas.
A place where
British owned
large estates.
Indian farmers
were tenants. Fig: Champaran
2. Raj Kumar Shukla Meets Gandhi
Servants
treated
Gandhiji as
untouchable.
He was not
allowed to
draw water
from well. Fig: Rajendra Prasad and Anugrah
Narayan Sinha in 1917 during Champaran
Satyagraha
6. Visit to Muzaffarpur
Gandhiji decided to
break his journey at
Muzaffarpur.
He telegraphed his
decision to Professor
J.B. Kripalini.
Professor J.B. Kripalini
met Gandhiji with 15
students at the Railway Fig: Professor J.B.
station. Kripalini
7. Mr. Malkani’s Hospitality
Gandhiji stayed
at Mr. Malkani’s
house.
Mr. Malkani was
a Government
school teacher.
Gandhiji thanked
him for his Fig: Dr. Rajendra Prasad and
hospitality. Mr. Malkani
8. The Details of the Indigo Problem
Landlords agreed to
refund the money
that they had
collected illegally.
Gandhiji demanded
50% of the money.
They offered only
25%. Fig: Louis Fischer interviewing
Gandhi
Gandhiji agreed and
17. Consequences of the Settlement