Who was a gomastha? Why did relationship between the gomasthas and Indian weavers get strained?

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Gomasthas were Indian agents employed by the East India Company to sign agreements with local weavers and artisans to deliver goods to the Company. The relationship between gomasthas and Indian weavers got strained because gomasthas would force these weavers to deliver their cloth to the Company at low prices.

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