Give explanations for the following:a) Why well-off Londoners supported the need to build housing for the poor in the nineteenth century?b) Why a number of Bombay films were about the lives of migrantsc) What led to the major expansion of Bombay's population in the mid-nineteenth century?
(a) Well-off Londoners supported the need to build housing
for the poor in the nineteenth century on account of three reasons:
- one-room houses of
the poor came to be seen as the breeding ground of diseases, and hence, a
threat to public health
- Fire hazards became a
worry in these over-crowded, badly ventilated, unhygienic homes
- There was a
widespread fear of social disorder, especially after the 1917 Russian
Revolution. Housing schemes were undertaken to avoid a rebellion by the poor.
(b) Bombay became an attractive destination for people seeking jobs after
the British administration replaced Surat with Bombay as its principal western
port. The consequent increase in trade and industries led to a great influx of
people. Thus, migrants were (and still are) an important facet of Bombay. Most
of the people in the film industry were migrants themselves, and wanted to
portray the plight of this class of people through films. Thus, a number of
Bombay films were about the lives of migrants.
(c) In mid-seventeenth century, Bombay became East India Company's
principal western port, replacing Surat. Later, by the end of the nineteenth
century, it had become an important administrative as well as industrial center. All through these years, the prospects for trade and commerce, and
employment kept increasing, thereby making Bombay an attractive destination for
migrants.
(a) Well-off Londoners supported the need to build housing for the poor in the nineteenth century on account of three reasons:
- one-room houses of the poor came to be seen as the breeding ground of diseases, and hence, a threat to public health
- Fire hazards became a worry in these over-crowded, badly ventilated, unhygienic homes
- There was a widespread fear of social disorder, especially after the 1917 Russian Revolution. Housing schemes were undertaken to avoid a rebellion by the poor.
(b) Bombay became an attractive destination for people seeking jobs after
the British administration replaced Surat with Bombay as its principal western
port. The consequent increase in trade and industries led to a great influx of
people. Thus, migrants were (and still are) an important facet of Bombay. Most
of the people in the film industry were migrants themselves, and wanted to
portray the plight of this class of people through films. Thus, a number of
Bombay films were about the lives of migrants.
(c) In mid-seventeenth century, Bombay became East India Company's
principal western port, replacing Surat. Later, by the end of the nineteenth
century, it had become an important administrative as well as industrial center. All through these years, the prospects for trade and commerce, and
employment kept increasing, thereby making Bombay an attractive destination for
migrants.
