Class XII Indigo - Phonetic Script of the Text

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When
wɛn
I
aɪ
first
fɜːst
visited
ˈvɪzɪtɪd
Gandhi
in
ɪn
 1942 
 1942 
at
æt
his
hɪz
ashram
ashram
in
ɪn
Sevagram
Sevagram
, 
, 
in
ɪn
central
ˈsɛntrəl
India
ˈɪndɪə
, 
, 
he
hiː
said
sɛd
, “
, “
I
aɪ
will
wɪl
tell
tɛl
you
juː
how
haʊ
it
ɪt
happened
ˈhæpənd
that
ðæt
I
aɪ
decided
dɪˈsaɪdɪd
to
tuː
urge
ɜːʤ
the
ðə
departure
dɪˈpɑːʧər
of
ɒv
the
ðə
British
ˈbrɪtɪʃ
. 
. 
It
ɪt
was
wɒz
in
ɪn
 1917.”
 1917.”
He
hiː
had
hæd
gone
gɒn
to
tuː
the
ðə
December
dɪˈsɛmbə
 1916 
 1916 
annual
ˈænjʊəl
convention
kənˈvɛnʃən
of
ɒv
the
ði
Indian
ˈɪndiən
National
ˈnæʃənl
Congress
ˈkɒŋgrɛs
party
ˈpɑːti
in
ɪn
Lucknow
Lucknow
. 
. 
There
ðeə
were
wɜː
 2,301 
 2,301 
delegates
and
ænd
many
ˈmɛni
visitors
ˈvɪzɪtəz
. 
. 
During
ˈdjʊərɪŋ
the
ðə
proceedings
prəˈsiːdɪŋz
, 
, 
Gandhi
recounted
rɪˈkaʊntɪd
, “
, “
a
ə
peasant
ˈpɛzənt
came
keɪm
up
ʌp
to
tuː
me
miː
looking
ˈlʊkɪŋ
like
laɪk
any
ˈɛni
other
ˈʌðə
peasant
ˈpɛzənt
in
ɪn
India
ˈɪndɪə
, 
, 
poor
pʊər
and
ænd
emaciated
ɪˈmeɪʃɪeɪtɪd
, 
, 
and
ænd
said
sɛd
, 
, 
'I
aɪ
am
æm
Rajkumar
Rajkumar
Shukla
Shukla
. 
. 
I
aɪ
am
æm
from
frɒm
Champaran
Champaran
, 
, 
and
ænd
I
aɪ
want
wɒnt
you
juː
to
tuː
come
kʌm
to
tuː
my
maɪ
district'
ˈdɪstrɪkt
!’’ 
!’’ 
Gandhi
had
hæd
never
ˈnɛvə
heard
hɜːd
of
ɒv
the
ðə
place
pleɪs
. 
. 
It
ɪt
was
wɒz
in
ɪn
the
ðə
foothills
ˈfʊthɪlz
of
ɒv
the
ðə
towering
ˈtaʊərɪŋ
Himalayas
ˌhɪməˈleɪəz
, 
, 
near
nɪə
the
ðə
kingdom
ˈkɪŋdəm
of
ɒv
Nepal
nɪˈpɔːl
.
.
 
Under
ˈʌndər
 
 
an
ən
 
 
ancient
ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt
 
 
arrangement
əˈreɪnʤmənt
, 
, 
the
ðə
 
 
Champaran
Champaran
 
 
peasants
ˈpɛzənts
 
 
were
wɜː
 
 
sharecroppers
ˈʃeəˌkrɒpəz
. 
. 
Rajkumar
Rajkumar
 
 
Shukla
Shukla
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
one
wʌn
 
 
of
ɒv
 
 
them
ðɛm
. 
. 
He
hiː
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
illiterate
ɪˈlɪtərɪt
 
 
but
bʌt
 
 
resolute
ˈrɛzəluːt
. 
. 
He
hiː
 
 
had
hæd
 
 
come
kʌm
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
Congress
ˈkɒŋgrɛs
 
 
session
ˈsɛʃən
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
complain
kəmˈpleɪn
 
 
about
əˈbaʊt
 
 
the
ði
 
 
injustice
ɪnˈʤʌstɪs
 
 
of
ɒv
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
landlord
ˈlænlɔːd
 
 
system
ˈsɪstɪm
 
 
in
ɪn
 
 
Bihar
Bihar
, 
, 
and
ænd
 
 
somebody
ˈsʌmbədi
 
 
had
hæd
 
 
probably
ˈprɒbəbli
 
 
said
sɛd
, “
, “
Speak
spiːk
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
Gandhi
.”
.”
 
Gandhi
 
 
told
təʊld
 
 
Shukla
Shukla
 
 
he
hiː
 
 
had
hæd
 
 
an
ən
 
 
appointment
əˈpɔɪntmənt
 
 
in
ɪn
 
 
Cawnpore
Cawnpore
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
also
ˈɔːlsəʊ
 
 
committed
kəˈmɪtɪd
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
go
gəʊ
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
other
ˈʌðə
 
 
parts
pɑːts
 
 
of
ɒv
 
 
India
ˈɪndɪə
. 
. 
Shukla
Shukla
 
 
accompanied
əˈkʌmpənid
 
 
him
hɪm
 
 
everywhere
ˈɛvrɪweə
. 
. 
Then
ðɛn
 
 
Gandhi
 
 
returned
rɪˈtɜːnd
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
his
hɪz
 
 
ashram
ashram
 
 
near
nɪə
 
 
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
. 
. 
Shukla
Shukla
 
 
followed
ˈfɒləʊd
 
 
him
hɪm
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
the
ði
 
 
ashram
ashram
. 
. 
For
fɔː
 
 
weeks
wiːks
 
 
he
hiː
 
 
never
ˈnɛvə
 
 
left
lɛft
 
 
Gandhi's
 
 
side
saɪd
.
.
 
“
“
Fix
fɪks
 
 
a
ə
 
 
date
deɪt
,” 
,” 
he
hiː
 
 
begged
bɛgd
.
.


 
Impressed
ɪmˈprɛst
 
 
by
baɪ
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
sharecropper's
ˈʃeəˌkrɒpəz
 
 
tenacity
tɪˈnæsɪti
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
story
ˈstɔːri
 
 
Gandhi
 
 
said
sɛd
, 
, 
''I
aɪ
 
 
have
hæv
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
be
biː
 
 
in
ɪn
 
 
Calcutta
kælˈkʌtə
 
 
on
ɒn
 
 
such-and-such
ˈsʌʧənsʌʧ
 
 
a
ə
 
 
date
deɪt
. 
. 
Come
kʌm
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
meet
miːt
 
 
me
miː
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
take
teɪk
 
 
me
miː
 
 
from
frɒm
 
 
there
ðeə
.”
.”
 
Months
mʌnθs
 
 
passed
pɑːst
. 
. 
Shukla
Shukla
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
sitting
ˈsɪtɪŋ
 
 
on
ɒn
 
 
his
hɪz
 
 
haunches
ˈhɔːnʧɪz
 
 
at
æt
 
 
the
ði
 
 
appointed
əˈpɔɪntɪd
 
 
spot
spɒt
 
 
in
ɪn
 
 
Calcutta
kælˈkʌtə
 
 
when
wɛn
 
 
Gandhi
 
 
arrived
əˈraɪvd
; 
; 
he
hiː
 
 
waited
ˈweɪtɪd
 
 
till
tɪl
 
 
Gandhi
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
free
friː
. 
. 
Then
ðɛn
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
two
tuː
 
 
of
ɒv
 
 
them
ðɛm
 
 
boarded
ˈbɔːdɪd
 
 
a
ə
 
 
train
treɪn
 
 
for
fɔː
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
city
ˈsɪti
 
 
of
ɒv
 
 
Patna
Patna
 
 
in
ɪn
 
 
Bihar
Bihar
. 
. 
There
ðeə
 
 
Shukla
Shukla
 
 
led
lɛd
 
 
him
hɪm
 
 
to
tuː
 
the
ðə
 
 
house
 
 
of
ɒv
 
 
a
ə
 
 
lawyer
ˈlɔːjə
 
 
named
neɪmd
 
 
Rajendra
Rajendra
 
 
Prasad
Prasad
 
 
who
huː
 
 
later
ˈleɪtə
 
 
became
bɪˈkeɪm
 
 
President
ˈprɛzɪdənt
 
 
of
ɒv
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
Congress
ˈkɒŋgrɛs
 
 
party
ˈpɑːti
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
of
ɒv
 
 
India
ˈɪndɪə
. 
. 
Rajendra
Rajendra
 
 
Prasad
Prasad
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
out
aʊt
 
 
of
ɒv
 
 
town
taʊn
, 
, 
but
bʌt
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
servants
ˈsɜːvənts
 
 
knew
njuː
 
 
Shukla
Shukla
 
 
as
æz
 
 
a
ə
 
 
poor
pʊə
 
 
yeoman
ˈjəʊmən
 
 
who
huː
 
 
pestered
ˈpɛstəd
 
 
their
ðeə
 
 
master
ˈmɑːstə
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
help
hɛlp
 
 
the
ðiː
 
indigo
ˈɪndɪgəʊ
 
 
sharecroppers
ˈʃeəˌkrɒpəz
. 
. 
So
səʊ
 
 
they
ðeɪ
 
 
let
lɛt
 
 
him
hɪm
 
 
stay
steɪ
 
 
on
ɒn
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
grounds
graʊndz
 
 
with
wɪð
 
 
his
hɪz
 
 
companion
kəmˈpænjən
, 
, 
Gandhi
, 
, 
whom
huːm
 
 
they
ðeɪ
 
 
took
tʊk
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
be
biː
 
 
another
əˈnʌðə
 
 
peasant
ˈpɛzənt
. 
. 
But
bʌt
 
 
Gandhi
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
not
nɒt
 
 
permitted
pəˈmɪtɪd
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
draw
drɔː
 
 
water
ˈwɔːtə
 
 
from
frɒm
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
well
wɛl
 
 
lest
lɛst
 
 
some
sʌm
 
 
drops
drɒps
 
 
from
frɒm
 
 
his
hɪz
 
 
bucket
ˈbʌkɪt
 
 
pollute
pəˈluːt
 
 
the
ði
 
 
entire
ɪnˈtaɪə
 
 
source
sɔːs
; 
; 
how
haʊ
 
 
did
dɪd
 
 
they
ðeɪ
 
 
know
nəʊ
 
 
that
ðæt
 
 
he
hiː
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
not
nɒt
 
 
an
ən
 
 
untouchable
ʌnˈtʌʧəbl

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