List of top English Questions on Indigo

How do the characters of Rajkumar Shukla from 'Indigo' and William Douglas from 'Deep Water' compare and contrast in terms of their courage, constraints, and determination? (Indigo and Deep Water)
Discuss:
“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?
 
Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning-point in his life?
What was the attitude of the average Indian in smaller localities towards advocates of ‘home rule’?
List the places that Gandhi visited between his first meeting with Shukla and his arrival at Champaran.
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.
Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being ‘resolute’?
Why do you think the servants thought Gandhi to be another peasant?
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?
Why did Gandhi agree to a settlement of 25 per cent refund to the farmers?
How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?
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.
How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances.
Notice the sentences in the text which are in ‘direct speech’. Why does the author use quotations in his narration?
Discuss :
The qualities of a good leader.
How do we know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement?