What were the new opportunities that were opened up for the low castes in the british period ? (Any two points )

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Some new opportunities that opened up for the lower caste people during British rule in India were

1. Employment opportunities in new industries like cotton textile and jute processing.
2. Employment opportunities in plantations for crops like tea, coffee, rubber etc.
3. Employment opportunities in building and maintaining the railway network.

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