The qualities of a good leader.

A good leader is willing to listen. They should listen so as to gather facts and to gain a multi-faceted view of the problem. Gandhi did this by visiting the secretary of the British landlord’s association and the British official commissioner of the Tirhut division in which the Champaran district lay to gather facts about the problem of the indigo sharecroppers.

A good leader is willing to lead by example. Gandhi was prepared to go to prison for the sake of the peasants. This prompted them to stay in Champaran and volunteer to follow him into jail.

A good leader seeks a wholesome solution. Gandhi was not interested in purely political problems. He wanted to remedy the cultural and social backwardness in the Champaran villages. He appealed to teachers and a doctor and started six primary schools. His wife, Kasturbai taught the women about personal cleanliness and community sanitation.