Question

describe the contribution of dwarkanand as an interprenuer of bengal after 19th century,how did the indentured labourer discover their own ways of survival.Expalin

Answer 1

• Dwarkanath Tagore believed that India would prosper with industrialization and western thinking.
• He became very affluent in the times of China trade.
• He set up six joint stock companies between 1830s and 1840s.
• He invested in shipping, shipbuilding, mining, banking, plantations, and insurance.
• His business enterprises sank during the business crises of 1840s.

​​The indentured laborers resorted to the following ways for surviving:

• Many of them escaped into the woods
• Several of them blended with different cultures paving way for cultural fusions

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