what does this last sentence of the lesson indigo refers to 'self-reliance, indian independence and help to sharecroppers were all bound together'?

Self-reliance, Indian independence and help to sharecroppers were all bound together because it was at changes at the level of the microcosm that affected the entire Indian political landscape. The movement in Champaran began as an act of defiance, it grew out of an attempt to alleviate the distress of the multitude of poor peasants which was emblematic of the typical Gandhian pattern. His politics was intertwined with the practical, day-to-day problems of the millions. He did not have any loyalty to abstractions, he owed allegiance to living, human beings. Everything that Gandhi did was an attempt to mould a new free Indian who could stand on his own feet and make India free.​