The problems faced by the Indian weavers were as given below: (i) With the development of cotton industries in England, the Indian cotton weavers could not sell their textiles there due to import duties. (ii) East India Company began to sell British goods in India. Cotton piece-goods were imported iRead more
The problems faced by the Indian weavers were as given below:
(i) With the development of cotton industries in England, the Indian cotton weavers could not sell their textiles there due to import duties.
(ii) East India Company began to sell British goods in India. Cotton piece-goods were imported into India. By 1870 cotton piece-goods constituted over 50 per cent of Indian imports. The Indian markets were flooded with Manchester goods. Produced by machines at lower costs, the imported goods were very cheap and weavers could not compete with them.
(iii) Insufficient supply of raw cotton of good quality: During the American Civil War, Britain could not get cotton supplies from the US. Thus, raw cotton was exported from India to Britain. As a result of this, the Indian weavers could not get supplies and sometimes, they were forced to buy at high prices.
(iv) The weavers again faced a problem by the end of the nineteenth century when factories in India began production. The market was flooded with machine-goods and it became difficult for weavers to compete with them.
(a) Gomastha was a paid servant of the East India company. (b) His functions were to supervise weavers, collect supplies and examine the quality of cloth. (c) Earlier supply merchants very often lived within the weaving villages. They had a close relationship with the weavers. They looked after theiRead more
(a) Gomastha was a paid servant of the East India company.
(b) His functions were to supervise weavers, collect supplies and examine the quality of cloth.
(c) Earlier supply merchants very often lived within the weaving villages. They had a close relationship with the weavers. They looked after their needs. They used to help the weavers in times of crisis. On the other hand, gomasthas were paid servants of the Company. They were outsiders. They had no social link with the village. Sometimes they acted arrogantly, marched into villages with sepoys and peons and punished weavers for delays in supply. They often beat and flogged them. Such actions on the part of the gomasthos led to clashes with weavers.
Explain any three problems faced by the Indian weavers in 1850s.
The problems faced by the Indian weavers were as given below: (i) With the development of cotton industries in England, the Indian cotton weavers could not sell their textiles there due to import duties. (ii) East India Company began to sell British goods in India. Cotton piece-goods were imported iRead more
The problems faced by the Indian weavers were as given below:
See less(i) With the development of cotton industries in England, the Indian cotton weavers could not sell their textiles there due to import duties.
(ii) East India Company began to sell British goods in India. Cotton piece-goods were imported into India. By 1870 cotton piece-goods constituted over 50 per cent of Indian imports. The Indian markets were flooded with Manchester goods. Produced by machines at lower costs, the imported goods were very cheap and weavers could not compete with them.
(iii) Insufficient supply of raw cotton of good quality: During the American Civil War, Britain could not get cotton supplies from the US. Thus, raw cotton was exported from India to Britain. As a result of this, the Indian weavers could not get supplies and sometimes, they were forced to buy at high prices.
(iv) The weavers again faced a problem by the end of the nineteenth century when factories in India began production. The market was flooded with machine-goods and it became difficult for weavers to compete with them.
Who were gomosthas? Write any two functions.
(a) Gomastha was a paid servant of the East India company. (b) His functions were to supervise weavers, collect supplies and examine the quality of cloth. (c) Earlier supply merchants very often lived within the weaving villages. They had a close relationship with the weavers. They looked after theiRead more
(a) Gomastha was a paid servant of the East India company.
See less(b) His functions were to supervise weavers, collect supplies and examine the quality of cloth.
(c) Earlier supply merchants very often lived within the weaving villages. They had a close relationship with the weavers. They looked after their needs. They used to help the weavers in times of crisis. On the other hand, gomasthas were paid servants of the Company. They were outsiders. They had no social link with the village. Sometimes they acted arrogantly, marched into villages with sepoys and peons and punished weavers for delays in supply. They often beat and flogged them. Such actions on the part of the gomasthos led to clashes with weavers.