Indigo by Louis Fischer for class 12 English (Flamingo) CBSE (Summary, Explanation, vocabulary/ word meaning, literary devices, and question-answer)
INDIGO By Louis Fischer (1896-1970) Detailed summary, difficult words and their meaning, extract-based questions and their answer, and very short questions and their answer INTRODUCTION "Indigo" is an account from Louis Fischer's book' The Life of Mahatma Gandhi'. It deals with India's freedom struggle and Gandhiji's civil disobedience. The story is based on the interview of Mahatma Gandhi by Louis Fischer. To write about him, he visited his ashram- Sevagram in 1942. The author has written how Gandhiji fought a battle for about a year against the British landlords' injustice and exploitation of the sharecroppers. About the author Louis Fischer was an American Journalist and writer. He is renowned for his writings on international affairs. Born in Philadelphia, he initially worked as a school teacher before turning to journalism. His notable works include "The Life of Mahatma Gandhi,". Fischer was a correspondent for “The Nation”. DIFFICULT