India's first cotton textile mills were set up in 1854 at.
India's first textile mill, the Bombay Spinning and Weaving Mill, was set up on February 22, 1854. Indian textile industry is one of largest Industries in the Indian economy. The first Indian cotton mill, "The Bombay Spinning Mill", was opened in 1854 in Bombay by Cowasji Nanabhai Davar. Opposition from the Lancashire mill owners was eventually offset by the support of the British manufacturers of textile machinery.