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NCERT Solutions for Flamingo Class 12 English Chapter 5 Indigo - FREE PDF Download

Vedantu offers comprehensive NCERT Solutions for Indigo Class 12 Questions and Answers. In this chapter, we delve into Mahatma Gandhi's pivotal role in addressing the injustices faced by farmers in Champaran, Bihar, during India's struggle for independence. The NCERT Solutions offer detailed answers and analyses to help students understand the historical context, challenges faced, and the transformative impact of Gandhi's initiatives in Champaran. Dive into our NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English to gain a deeper insight into this significant chapter of India's freedom movement.

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Table of Content
1. NCERT Solutions for Flamingo Class 12 English Chapter 5 Indigo - FREE PDF Download
2. Glance on Class 12 English Chapter 5 Indigo
3. Access NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Indigo Question Answers
    3.1Questions on Page Number : 46
4. Benefits of NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Indigo Question Answers
5. Conclusion
6. Related Links for Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 5 - Indigo
7. Chapter-wise NCERT Solutions Class 12 English (Flamingo - Prose)
8. Chapter-wise NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English (Flamingo - Poem)
9. Important Related Links for CBSE Class 12 English
FAQs


Class 12 Chapter 5 NCERT solutions are provided by Vedantu Master Teachers and Experts according to the latest CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus.


Glance on Class 12 English Chapter 5 Indigo

  • Louis Fischer recalls meeting Mahatma Gandhi at his ashram in Sevagram in 1942, where Gandhi explained his mission to free India from British rule, starting with the Champaran issue in 1917.

  • At the 1916 Indian National Congress convention, farmer Rajkumar Shukla asked Gandhi to help the farmers in Bihar suffering under the oppressive landlord system.

  • Rajkumar Shukla persisted until Gandhi agreed to visit Champaran. Gandhi first went to Rajendra Prasad's house and then to Muzaffarpur, where he was welcomed by Professor J.B. Kripalani and Professor Malkani.

  • Gandhi learned that farmers were forced to grow indigo and give the entire harvest to British landlords.

  •  When synthetic indigo was developed, landlords demanded compensatory fees to release farmers from this arrangement.

  • Despite resistance from government officials, Gandhi, with support from lawyers and farmers, arranged for an official investigation, leading to a 25% refund for the farmers, which symbolized a significant victory over the landlords.

  • The event instilled self-reliance and courage in the farmers. Gandhi's focus on people over ideals led to various initiatives in Champaran, including schools and health campaigns, improving the lives of the local population with support from his wife and volunteers.

Access NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Indigo Question Answers

Questions on Page Number : 46

Question:

Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meanings from the context.

Answer :

urge the departure -insist on the going away of the British from India

conflict of duties -clash of obligation or responsibility

harbor a man like me -give shelter to an advocate of home-rule

seek a prop -try to find support or assistance


Think as you read : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 47


Question:

1. Strike out what is not true in the following.

a. Rajkumar Shukla was 

(i) a sharecropper.

(ii) a politician.

(iii) a delegate. 

(iv) a landlord.

Answer :

(i) a sharecropper. 

(ii) a politician.

(iii) a delegate.

(iv) a landlord.


Question:

1. Strike out what is not true in the following.

b. Rajkumar Shukla was

(i) poor.

(ii) physically strong.

(iii) illiterate.

Answer :

(i)  poor.

(ii) physically strong.

(iii) illiterate.


Question:

Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being 'resolute'? 

Answer :

Rajkumar Shukla is described as being 'resolute' because even after being told about the prior engagements of Gandhi at Cawnpore and other parts across the county, he does not quit. He continues to accompany Gandhi everywhere. Furthermore, he persistently asks Gandhi to fix a date for his visit to his native district of Champaran.

His resolution and determination finally impresses Gandhi and the latter complies with his request


Question:

Why do you think the servants thought Gandhi to be another peasant?

Answer :

Gandhi was a simple and humble man dressed in a plain 'dhoti' (loincloth). To the servants, he must have looked like just another poor farmer in this country. Moreover, he was accompanied by Rajkumar Shukla whom they knew to be a poor indigo sharecropper. Thus, when the servants saw them both together, they mistook Gandhi to be another peasant.

 

Question:

List the places that Gandhi visited between his first meeting with Shukla and his arrival at Champaran.

Answer :

After his first meeting with Shukla, Gandhi visited Cawnpore, his ashram near Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Patna and Muzzafarpur before he reached Champaran.


Question:

What did the peasants pay the British landlords as rent? What did the British now want instead and why? What would be the impact of synthetic indigo on the prices of natural indigo?

Answer :

According to the long-term contract, the peasants were forced to plant fifteen percent of their holdings with indigo and pay the entire harvest as rent. Now, with the development of synthetic indigo in Germany, the British landlords did not want indigo from these plantations. Hence, the shrewd landlords decided to release the peasants of Champaran from the fifteen percent arrangement on the payment of a compensation. Development of synthetic indigo would lead to an increase in the price of natural indigo.


Question:

The events in this part of the text illustrate Gandhi's method of working. Can you identify some instances of this method and link them to his ideas of satyagraha and non-violence?

Answer :

There are many instances in the narrative that can be linked to Gandhi's idea of non- cooperation and satyagraha. One such instance is Gandhi's refusal to obey the court order asking him to leave Champaran immediately. Besides that, Gandhi's protest against the delay of the court proceedings is also an instance of his belief in civil disobedience.

Furthermore, Gandhi does not falter to plead guilty in front of the court. He accepts his guilt but presents a rational case as to what made him disobey the law. For him, truth is above everything and, thus, he decides to follow the voice of conscience and obey the "higher law of our being".


Question:

Why did Gandhi agree to a settlement of 25 per cent refund to the farmers?

Answer :

For Gandhi, it was not the money but the principles that were of utmost importance. He believed that the very fact that the British landlords surrendered was of more significance than the percentage of refund. He wanted the poor farmers to realise that they too had rights and that they need not really live in fear of the British landlords.

Therefore, although he had initially quoted a 50 percent refund, he later agreed to a settlement of 25 percent refund to the farmers. Besides, Gandhi was interested in long- term solutions rather than immediate benefits. His decision was proved right when, years later, the British landlords decided to leave their estates, putting an end to the sharecropping arrangement.


Question:

How did the episode change the plight of the peasants? 

Answer :

The episode of Champaran brought more than one change in the plight of the peasants of that district. These peasants gained confidence which was evident in their spontaneous demonstration on the morning of Gandhi's trial. After the successful refund of the compensation, the peasants, for the first time, realised their own rights and were liberated from the fear that had plagued them. This episode brought an end to the fifteen percent arrangement of sharecropping. However, the most radical change that the episode brought about was in their social and cultural standard. Gandhi opened schools in six villages. His wife took pains to make the peasants aware of the importance of general sanitation and personal hygiene. He even appointed a doctor.


Understanding the text : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 54

Question:

Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning- point in his life?

Answer :

Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning point in his life because he realised that civil disobedience, which had triumphed for the first time, could go a long way in the freedom struggle. Moreover, he had succeeded in making the peasants aware of their rights and becoming confident. This success, thus, proved the effectiveness of Gandhi's method of nonviolence and non-cooperation.


Question:

How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances. 

Answer :

Gandhi was able to influence the lawyers through his conviction, earnestness and pertinent questioning. Gandhi reproached the lawyers of Muzzafarpur for charging a large sum of money as fee from the peasants. Later, the lawyers from Bihar opined that they would return to their own places in the event of his imprisonment. But, Gandhi made them realise that it would be impudent for them, being lawyers from a neighbouring place, to return when a stranger was ready to get himself imprisoned for the peasants. So, they agreed to follow him to jail. Gandhi also convinced the lawyers not to seek support from an Englishman and be self-reliant.


Question:

What was the attitude of the average Indian in smaller localities towards advocates of 'home rule'?

Answer :

During those times, the average Indian in smaller localities lived in fear of the British. They were afraid of the dire consequences of helping the advocates of "homerule". Hence, though they were supportive of people like Gandhi, they were afraid of showing it explicitly and only a few could actually dare to come out openly. In the story, we find people, like Professor Malkani, who had the courage to give shelter to Gandhi on the latter's visit to Muzzafarpur.


Question:

How do we know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement? 

Answer :

In the chapter 'Indigo' Louis Fischer writes of how a small farmer Rajkumar Shukla from a small district, Champaran, helps bring about a very prominent change. Likewise, many other peasants from the villages fought courageously and contributed in their own way to the movement. Their cumulative effort eventually resulted in their winning the battle of Champaran and to finally free themselves of the sharecropping arrangement.


Question:

Notice the sentences in the text which are in 'direct speech'. Why does the author use quotations in his narration?

Answer :

Below are some sentences in the text which are in 'direct speech':


“I will tell you how it happened that I decided to urge the departure of the British. It was in 1917.”

'I am Rajkumar Shukla. I am from Champaran, and I want you to come to my district'!''

“Speak to Gandhi.”

“Fix a date,”

''I have to be in Calcutta on such-and-such a date. Come and meet me and take me from there.”

''It was an extraordinary thing ... for a government professor to harbour a man like me”.

''The commissioner ... to bully me and advised me forthwith to leave Tirhut.''

“conflict of duties”

“humanitarian and national service”

“not for want of respect for lawful authority, but in obedience to the higher law of our being, the voice of conscience”

“But how much must we pay?”

''Look, there is no box or cupboard here for clothes. The sari I am wearing is the only one I have.”

''What I did,” he explained, “was a very ordinary thing. I declared that the British could not order me about in my own country.”

''He had read our minds correctly,'' Rajendra Prasad comments, “and we had no reply... Gandhi in this way taught us a lesson in eliance''.


The author uses quotations to indicate the actual words of a speaker. Usually a quotation is used when a particular passage or sentence is well-written or memorable or is especially relevant in the context under discussion. In 'Indigo,' the author uses quotations when he mentions important commentary or observation, or any pertinent utterance by Gandhi, or for that matter, by any other character.


Question:

Discuss the following.

1.   "Freedom from fear is more important than legal justice for the poor." Do you think that the poor of India are free from fear after Independence?

2.   The qualities of a good leader.

Answer :

1. In the story, Gandhi makes it possible for the sharecroppers of Champaran to shed their fear of the British landlords. According to Gandhi, freedom from fear is the first step towards self-reliance. However, it is unfortunate that the poor of the country are not free from fear, even decades after the independence. Their actions, work, etc. are still under pressure; they are under the mercy of the bureaucratic system. Furthermore, the poor live in a continual fear of the police, who instead of taking care, often end up maltreating them. The already poor farmers are becoming poorer, because of globalisation and the craze for the foreign products. This leaves them in the fear of further destitution.

2. A leader is someone who leads the minds of others and convinces them into following his set of ideas and beliefs. As such, there are some qualities inherent in the persona of the leader that sets him apart from the rest. One of these qualities includes dedication to one's work. His enthusiasm is evident in his work and life, and this inspires others to follow him. A good leader is courageous in the face of adversity and is never a quitter. He motivates and encourages others, bringing out the best in them. He appreciates the efforts of others and is not biased or impartial.


(The above answer is only a sample provided for students' reference. It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own.)


Question:

  • List the words used in the text that are related to legal procedures. For example: deposition

  • List other words that you know that fall into this category.

Answer:

Deposition

Notice

Summon

Lawyer

Court

Cases

Fee

Agreement

Compensation

Order

Courthouse

Judge

Prosecutor

Statement

Guilty

Trial

Penalty

Law

Magistrate

Sentence

Bail

Judgement

Inquiry

Evidence

Documents

Imprison

Appeal

Rights

Investigation

Reconvene

Appear

Pleading

Witness 

 

Accused

Proceedings

Adjourn

Verdict 

 

Decree

Accusation

Defense

 

Impeachment

Charge

Affidavit

Indictment

Opposition

Prosecution

Offence

Crime


Question:

Choose an issue that has provoked a controversy like the Bhopal Gas Tragedy or the Narmada Dam Project in which the lives of the poor have been affected.

Answer :

Fukushima I nuclear accidents in Japan are regarded as one of the largest nuclear disasters in the recent years.

(The above answer is only a sample provided for students' reference. It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own.)


Question:

Notice the use or non-use of the comma in the following sentences.

a. When I first visited Gandhi in 1942 at his ashram in Sevagram, he told me what happened in Champaran. b. He had not proceeded far when the police superintendent's messenger overtook him.

c. When the court reconvened, the judge said he would not deliver the judgment for several days.

Answer :

a. In this sentence, the comma is used after a long introductory phrase.

b. Essential clauses do not require commas. In this sentence, the clause 'when the police superintendent's messenger overtook him' is an essential clause because it provides essential information. Hence, a comma is not required in this sentence.

c. In this sentence again we have an introductory clause which provides extra information. The second half of the sentence can stand alone and, therefore, is separated from the introductory clause with a comma.


Question:

Find out the facts of the case.

Answer :

On 11 March 2011, the TÃ…Âhoku earthquake and tsunami occurred disabling the power supply and cooling of three Fukushima Daiichi reactors. The three cores largely melted in the first three days. This accident, which is rated 7 on the INES scale, led to the release of high radioactive substances, including contaminated water leaking from the three units. Although there were no immediate deaths, over 100000 residents were evacuated from their homes.

(The above answer is only a sample provided for students' reference. It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own.)


Question:

Present your arguments. 

Answer :

The contaminated sea water from such disasters is a potential threat across boundaries. The investigations into the Fukushima disaster have proved some faults in the design of the reactors. Lack of adequate safety measures and response actions in the plant have led to a higher risk. (The above answer is only a sample provided for students' reference. It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own.)


Question:

Suggest a possible settlement.

Answer :

A possible way to avert such disasters is by constructing such plants away from residential areas. It is imperative to improve safety measures and take other possible steps to eliminate the release of harmful materials.

(The above answer is only a sample provided for students' reference. It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own.)


Benefits of NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Indigo Question Answers

  • Our NCERT Solutions for Indigo Class 12 Questions and Answers provide in-depth explanations, aiding students in grasping the historical significance and complexities of Gandhi's Champaran movement.

  • Aligned with the syllabus, the solutions to Indigo Chapter Class 12 Questions and Answers offer practice questions and accurate answers, ensuring students are well-equipped for exams and assessments.

  • By simplifying complex passages, solutions to Indigo Question Answer Class 12 help students understand Gandhi's motivations and the socio-political context of the Champaran movement.

  • The Indigo Chapter Class 12 Questions and Answers save students time, enabling them to focus on understanding key concepts and events rather than searching for solutions.

  • Through Class 12 English Chapter 5 Question Answers Solutions, students learn valuable lessons about courage, social justice, and the power of grassroots movements, inspired by Gandhi's actions in Champaran.

  • Our Indigo Question Answer Class 12 Solutions facilitate the application of historical knowledge to contemporary issues, fostering critical thinking and analytical skills in students.


Conclusion

The Class 12 Flamingo Chapter 5, Indigo, highlights the struggles India faced before and during partition and the role Mahatma Gandhi played in becoming a major factor that won India the war against the British. Vedantu offers comprehensive solutions to Class 12 English Chapter 5 Question Answers, which are frequently checked and updated for the latest CBSE syllabus. Students can refer to these solutions to gain a headstart on their exam preparations and ace their final examinations. The Indigo Class 12 Questions and Answers PDF are provided for FREE for students to be able to study anywhere, anytime, on the go.


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FAQs on NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 5 Indigo

1. How did Mahatma Gandhi influence lawyers regarding compensation cases?

At first, Mahatma Gandhi scolded lawyers for charging high fees from the peasants to fight their cases. He made them realize that it was not a good thing to charge higher fees from their countrymen. They realized their ethical duty and decided that they will accompany Gandhi to jail if he gets arrested. Mahatma Gandhi wanted the lawyers to know their strengths and that the peasants should be self-dependent. He influenced all the lawyers to work on their own. 

2. What made Gandhi agree to a 25% refund settlement to the peasants?

When the landlords wanted to create a deadlock, which would extend the dispute, they agreed to pay a refund of 25%. Gandhi accepted the offer, which surprised almost everyone. According to Mahatma Gandhi, the amount of 25% refund was less. However, he claimed that it was more important that the landlords had to be grateful to surrender part of the money and part of their prestige irrespective of the amount. 

3. Who seemed adamant to Reverend JZ Hodge?

In Chapter 5 of Class 12 English Flamingo, Mahatma Gandhi seemed adamant to Reverend JZ Hodge. JZ Hodge was a person who was residing in Champaran and was a preacher of Christianity. He keenly observed the whole incident in a detailed form. Talking about Gandhiji, he wrote that he was very rigid or if we say in simpler terms, he was determined about the refund, which was 50 per cent of the total amount. To know more students can download the Vedantu app.

4. What ordinary thing did the speaker do?

In the Chapter ‘Indigo’, the speaker says that whatever he did was just a normal thing. He did not do much. It was all for his country. In the context of this chapter, he said that “What I did” was just “an ordinary thing”. It is his country and the Britishers do not have the right to interfere or order him in his own country. He told the lawyers to be independent of their decisions and not to seek any kind of support from the Britishers.

5. Name and write a brief about important characters in Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 5.

The chapter has many characters but below listed are the important characters in Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 5:

  • Mahatma Gandhi - He is the speaker in the chapter.

  • Raj Kumar Shukla - He is a sharecropper.

  • Kasturba Gandhi - She is Mahatma Gandhi’s wife.

  • Devdas - He is the youngest son of Mahatma Gandhi.

You can refer to Vedantu’s Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 5 NCERT Solutions for further information on this chapter.

6. Can the NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 5 be downloaded for offline study?

Yes, of course! The NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English Flamingo are available in PDF. So you can download Chapter 5 and obtain the solutions by following the links provided on Vedantu. You can study them in offline mode and even take printouts for convenience. The best part is these PDFs are available for free download. Prepare with the best teachers’ notes and ace your exam.

7. Are the Indigo NCERT Solutions available for FREE?

Yes, absolutely, the Indigo NCERT Solutions are available for FREE download from the Vedantu website in PDF format. This means you can study anywhere, anytime, on the go.

8. What are some abstract values that students can get to learn from Indigo Chapter Class 12 Question Answer?

Students can learn all about the struggles and events of the life of Mahatma Gandhi and learn about the contributions of the Father of the Nation, from the Indigo Class 12 Questions and Answers.