What changes occurred in the lives of farmers after Gandhi's visit to Champaran?

• Redressed economic problems

• Land reverted to peasants / farmers

• Indigo share cropping disappeared

• 25% of money extorted by landlords was refunded - farmers realized their rights and that the Britishers were not above the law

• Learned courage, self-reliance

• Freed from fear and became confident

• Gandhi made efforts to remove social backwardness and improve living conditions

• Primary schools opened

• Taught how to maintain personal cleanliness, hygiene and community

• Sanitation - improved health condition with help of doctors, volunteers.