Name: Human Labour in the Era of Industrial Revolution
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 5 min 22 s
Description: A machine can do in minutes what a man can do in hours. But are there any downsides? Let's take a look at the battle between man and machine.

Question

What reasons led to the decline of the textile exports from India in the beginning of the

19

th century? How was India affected by this decline?

Accepted Answer

There were various reasons that led to the decline of the textile exports from India in the beginning of the nineteenth century some of them are listed below:

Import duties were imposed on textiles in England.

Machine made goods were mass-produced and cheaper and thus many people chose them over hand made goods.

Exports from England especially Manchester increased tremendously.

India was affected greatly due to this and it can be discussed as follows:

India became an exporter of raw material instead of finished products.

The situation of Indian weavers became terrible. They lost market and were being paid very little money for their work.

Ports like Surat and Hoogly lost business and new ports took over.

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What reasons led to the decline of the textile exports from India in the beginning of the 19th century? How was India affected by this decline?

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What reasons led to the decline of the textile exports from India in the beginning of the $19$ th century? How was India affected by this decline?