question_answer 4)

 Write in your own words what you understand by the following sentence on page 44-45: They also began fighting for greater equality and wanted to change the idea of law from a set of rules that they were forced to obey, to law as including ideas of justice.  

Answer:

 The Britishers ruled over India for a long time. Their law was arbitrary. They used to introduce any law at any time which they deemed correct. But the fact was that the laws were applied to harass or humiliate Indians. For example, Rowlatt Act was passed which allowed the British government to imprison people without due trial. Britishers discriminated Indians on the basis of their colour and race. Different laws were made for Whites (Britishers) and Blacks(Indians). Indian nationalists began protesting and criticizing the arbitrary use of authority by the British. They asked for a greater share of Indians in the government. They taught for their identity and dignity. They asked British government to make same rules for both the Britishers and the Indians. Nationalists defied to obey their set of rules and openly broke laws which they meant not justified. They asked the Britishers to justice with the Indians by making rational laws.