Module 3: The Press and the Plight of Champaran

📖 Chapter 17 of 28 🧩 Module 3 of 9 ⏱️ ~2 min read 💡 6 MCQs

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Subtopic 3.1: The Press and the Plight of Champaran

Harish Chandra Mukherjee, editor of the Hindu Patriot, took up the cause of indigo-oppressed peasants.
Hind Kesari, Amrit Bazar Patrika and Bharat Mata published essays on Champaran's plight; Abhyudaya, Hitvarta and Mithila Mihir also wrote about it.
Kanpur's Pratap ran a continuous series on planters' oppression; Pir Muhammad (Munis) wrote for it. His booklet "Champaran ki Praja par Atyachar" was confiscated by the British.
Planters' oppression also appeared in a prayer booklet, in Maheshwar Prasad's essay "Nilhe Sahab aur Raiyat" in Bihar, and in Blackship's essay in The Statesman.
On 13 May 1917 Bharat Mitra reported that local white planters had begun obstructing Gandhi's work.

⭐ Key Points

Which editor of the Hindu Patriot took the side of indigo-oppressed peasants? Harish Chandra Mukherjee.
All three did; Abhyudaya, Hitvarta and Mithila Mihir also wrote about the raiyats' plight.
Which newspaper published a continuous series on planters' oppression of raiyats in Champaran? Pratap of Kanpur.
Pir Muhammad, who wrote essays for Pratap of Kanpur.
Which statement about planters' oppression is true? All three are true.
Which daily reported during the movement that local white planters had begun obstructing Gandhi's work in Champaran? Bharat Mitra, on 13 May 1917.

📌 One-line Q&A

Question: Which editor of the Hindu Patriot took the side of indigo-oppressed peasants? Answer: Harish Chandra Mukherjee.
Question: Which newspaper published essays on the plight of Champaran? Answer: All of the above.
Question: Which newspaper published a continuous series on planters' oppression of raiyats in Champaran? Answer: Pratap.
Question: Who wrote the booklet "Champaran ki Praja par Atyachar", confiscated by the British? Answer: Pir Muhammad.
Question: Which statement about planters' oppression is true? Answer: All of the above.
Question: Which daily reported during the movement that local white planters had begun obstructing Gandhi's work in Champaran? Answer: Bharat Mitra.

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Question 1: Which editor of the Hindu Patriot took the side of indigo-oppressed peasants?

Harish Chandra Mukherjee.

Question 2: Which newspaper published essays on the plight of Champaran?

All three did; Abhyudaya, Hitvarta and Mithila Mihir also wrote about the raiyats' plight.

Question 3: Which newspaper published a continuous series on planters' oppression of raiyats in Champaran?

Pratap of Kanpur.

Question 4: Who wrote the booklet "Champaran ki Praja par Atyachar", confiscated by the British?

Pir Muhammad, who wrote essays for Pratap of Kanpur.

Question 5: Which statement about planters' oppression is true?

All three are true.

Question 6: Which daily reported during the movement that local white planters had begun obstructing Gandhi's work in Champaran?

Bharat Mitra, on 13 May 1917.

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Which editor of the Hindu Patriot took the side of indigo-oppressed peasants?

Harish Chandra Mukherjee.

Which newspaper published essays on the plight of Champaran?

All of the above.

Which newspaper published a continuous series on planters' oppression of raiyats in Champaran?

Pratap.

Who wrote the booklet "Champaran ki Praja par Atyachar", confiscated by the British?

Pir Muhammad.

Which statement about planters' oppression is true?

All of the above.

Which daily reported during the movement that local white planters had begun obstructing Gandhi's work in Champaran?

Bharat Mitra.

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