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Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 5 indigo summary

Indigo (CH-5) Summary || Class 12 English Flamingo Prose || Chapter 5 ||

Posted on 07/02/202218/04/2023 by Anshul Gupta

CH – 5

Indigo

In this post we have given the summary of the chapter-5 “Indigo”. It is the 5th chapter of the prose of Class 12th CBSE board English. 

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SubjectEnglish Flamingo
Chapter no.Chapter 5
Chapter NameIndigo
CategoryClass 12 English Notes
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Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 5 Indigo
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Writer (Louis Fischer)

Thought Behind Story:-

This chapter deals in detail with how Gandhiji fed the poor peasants of Champaran from the clutches of the British planters. The peasants had to grow indigo on fifteen percent of the land. All the produce had to be surrendered as rent. Synthetic indigo had been developed by Germany. Natural Indigo was no more profitable now. So the landlords no longer wanted to raise indigo on their land. They wanted compensation from the peasants for releasing them from the Indigo-raising agreement. Gandhiji fought a long battle for the poor peasants Champaran. And finally able to get justice for them. He taught his people to be self-reliant and not to depend on any outside help.

इस अध्याय में विस्तार से बताया गया है कि कैसे गांधीजी ने चंपारण के गरीब किसानों को ब्रिटिश बागान मालिकों के चंगुल से खिलाया। किसानों को पन्द्रह प्रतिशत भूमि पर नील उगाना पड़ता था। सभी उपज को किराए के रूप में आत्मसमर्पण करना पड़ा। सिंथेटिक नील का विकास जर्मनी ने किया था। प्राकृतिक नील अब लाभदायक नहीं रहा। इसलिए जमींदार अब अपनी जमीन पर नील नहीं उगाना चाहते थे। वे नील उगाने के समझौते से उन्हें मुक्त करने के लिए किसानों से मुआवजा चाहते थे। गांधीजी ने चंपारण के गरीब किसानों के लिए एक लंबी लड़ाई लड़ी। और अंत में उनके लिए न्याय पाने में सक्षम। उन्होंने अपने लोगों को आत्मनिर्भर बनने और किसी बाहरी मदद पर निर्भर न रहने की शिक्षा दी।

Main Characters:-

1) Gandhiji
2) Rajkumar Shukla, a poor peasant from Champaran.

Recapitulation (Highlights) :-

In 1916, a poor peasant named Rajkumar Shukla approached Gandhiji to come to the help of the peasants in Champaran. Gandhiji was very busy during those days but Rajkumar remained by his side all the time. At last, impressed by Rajkumar’s tenacity, Gandhiji said, ‘‘ I have to be in Calcutta on such and such a date. Come and meet me and take me from there. ’’ Rajkumar met Gandhiji on the appointed day and Took him to Patna. There he took him to the house of Rajendra Prasad ( who later became the President of India). But Rajendra Prasad was then out of town.

1916 में, राजकुमार शुक्ल नाम के एक गरीब किसान ने चंपारण में किसानों की मदद के लिए गांधीजी से संपर्क किया। गांधीजी उन दिनों बहुत व्यस्त थे लेकिन राजकुमार हर समय उनके साथ रहे। अंत में, राजकुमार के तप से प्रभावित होकर, गांधीजी ने कहा, “मुझे ऐसी और ऐसी तारीख पर कलकत्ता में होना है। आओ और मुझसे मिलो और मुझे वहां से ले चलो। ”राजकुमार नियत दिन गांधीजी से मिले और उन्हें पटना ले गए। वहां वे उन्हें राजेंद्र प्रसाद (जो बाद में भारत के राष्ट्रपति बने) के घर ले गए। लेकिन राजेंद्र प्रसाद उस समय शहर से बाहर थे।

Gandhiji learned that the peasants in the district of Champaran were sharecroppers. By an ancient agreement, they had to plant Indigo on 15% of the land. The entire crop had to be surrendered to the landlords as rent. The peasants were much unhappy over the injustice.
Germany had developed synthetic Indigo. The British planters found that it was no longer profitable to raise the Indigo crop. So very fraudulently, they obtained agreements from the sharecroppers to pay them compensation for not planting Indigo on the 15% land. While many of the illiterate peasants signed this agreement, others protested. They got lawyers and went to court.

गांधीजी को पता चला कि चंपारण जिले के किसान बटाईदार हैं। एक प्राचीन समझौते से उन्हें 15% भूमि पर नील की खेती करनी थी। पूरी फसल जमींदारों को किराए के रूप में देनी पड़ी। अन्याय से किसान बहुत दुखी थे।
जर्मनी ने सिंथेटिक इंडिगो विकसित किया था। ब्रिटिश बागान मालिकों ने पाया कि नील की फसल उगाना अब लाभदायक नहीं रह गया है। इसलिए बहुत धोखे से, उन्होंने बटाईदारों से 15% भूमि पर नील नहीं लगाने के लिए मुआवजे का भुगतान करने के लिए समझौते प्राप्त किए। जबकि कई अनपढ़ किसानों ने इस समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए, अन्य ने विरोध किया। उन्हें वकील मिले और वे कोर्ट गए।

It was at this point that Gandhiji arrived in Champaran. He met many prominent lawyers of Bihar. They concluded that it was no good for the fear-stricken peasants to go to court. First, they must be rid of their fear. Gandhi Ji met a number of government officials but each one of them tried to bully him. Now Gandhiji and the lawyer started collecting evidences of the injustice being done to the sharecroppers. Thousands of peasants gave their written statements and also offered documents for it. There was a mountain of evidence against the British planters.

इसी समय गांधीजी चंपारण पहुंचे। उन्होंने बिहार के कई नामी वकीलों से मुलाकात की. उन्होंने निष्कर्ष निकाला कि भयभीत किसानों के लिए अदालत जाना अच्छा नहीं था। सबसे पहले, उन्हें अपने डर से छुटकारा पाना चाहिए। गांधी जी कई सरकारी अधिकारियों से मिले लेकिन उनमें से प्रत्येक ने उन्हें धमकाने की कोशिश की। अब गांधीजी और वकील बटाईदारों के साथ हो रहे अन्याय के सबूत इकट्ठा करने लगे। हजारों किसानों ने अपने लिखित बयान दिए और इसके लिए दस्तावेज भी पेश किए। ब्रिटिश बागान मालिकों के खिलाफ सबूतों का पहाड़ था।

At last, the landlords agreed to pay back the compensation they had illegally collected. But the representative of the landlord said that they were willing to pay only 25%. Gandhiji agreed at once. Gandhiji explained to his followers that the amount of the refund was not important. The landlords had to surrender some of the money and, with it, their prestige. So far the planters had been behaving as lords above the law. But now the peasants saw that they had rights and also their defenders. They had gained much courage. Within a few years, the British planters left their estates. These estates now came to the peasants. Indigo sharecropping had disappeared forever.

अंत में, जमींदार अवैध रूप से एकत्र किए गए मुआवजे को वापस करने के लिए सहमत हुए। लेकिन जमींदार के प्रतिनिधि ने कहा कि वे केवल 25% देने को तैयार हैं। गांधीजी तुरंत राजी हो गए। गांधीजी ने अपने अनुयायियों को समझाया कि वापसी की राशि महत्वपूर्ण नहीं थी। जमींदारों को कुछ पैसे और इसके साथ, अपनी प्रतिष्ठा को आत्मसमर्पण करना पड़ा। अब तक बागवान कानून से ऊपर प्रभु की तरह व्यवहार करते रहे हैं। लेकिन अब किसानों ने देखा कि उनके भी अधिकार हैं और उनके रक्षक भी। उनमें बहुत हिम्मत आ गई थी। कुछ ही वर्षों के भीतर, ब्रिटिश बागान मालिकों ने अपनी सम्पदा छोड़ दी। ये सम्पदा अब किसानों के पास आ गई। नील की बटाईदारी हमेशा के लिए गायब हो गई थी।

The struggle of Champaran occupied almost a year of Gandhiji’s life. During this time, he also tried to improve the social and cultural conditions of the villages in Champaran. He got teachers to teach them health and hygiene. He also got the services of a doctor to treat their various medical problems. The Champaran episode turning point in Gandhiji’s life. It proved that the British could not order him about in his own country. He taught his people to be self-reliant and not to depend on any outside help.

चंपारण के संघर्ष ने गांधीजी के जीवन के लगभग एक वर्ष पर कब्जा कर लिया। इस दौरान उन्होंने चंपारण के गांवों की सामाजिक और सांस्कृतिक स्थिति को सुधारने का भी प्रयास किया। उन्हें स्वास्थ्य और स्वच्छता सिखाने के लिए शिक्षक मिले। उन्हें उनकी विभिन्न चिकित्सा समस्याओं के इलाज के लिए एक डॉक्टर की सेवाएं भी मिलीं। चंपारण कांड गांधी जी के जीवन का टर्निंग पॉइंट। यह साबित कर दिया कि अंग्रेज उसे अपने देश में आदेश नहीं दे सकते थे। उन्होंने अपने लोगों को आत्मनिर्भर बनने और किसी बाहरी मदद पर निर्भर न रहने की शिक्षा दी।

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