Question

why did the weavers star migrating after the control of east india company in the field of textile

Answer 1

Weavers started migrating after the control of East India company in the field of textile due to the following reasons:

• There started a long decline of textile exports from India
• The local market shrank, being glutted with Manchester imports.
• Produced by machines at lower costs, the imported cotton goods were so cheap that weavers could not easily compete with them.
• Weaving regions of India narrated stories of decline and desolation.
• They could not get sufficient supply of raw cotton of good quality