6 Highlight the position of weavers who
produced coarse cloth in 20th century.
CBSE 20
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Answer:
Weavers and other craftspeople lived hard lives who produced course cloth in 20th century. Very often the entire family, including all women and children had to work for their survival.
Their life and labour was integral to the process of industrialisation. Amongst weavers some produced coarse cloth while others wove finer qualities. The coarse cloth was purchased by the poor. Its demand fluctuated due to bad harvests or famine.
In times of bad harvest and famines, poor people could not buy cloth as they had little to eat and their cash income disappeared
The position of Weavers who produced coarse cloth in 20th century are mentioned below:
- Some of the Weavers wove finer quality clothes whereas other produve coarse cloths.
- Coarse clothes were made so that they can be purchased by poor.
- But the demand for college cloth keeps on fluctuating due to famine or bad harvest.
- During bad harvest people income disappeared so they have limited to eat and were unable to buy clothes.
- So very hard life was slim by the Weavers of 20th century.
- Weavers even have to sell their clothes to poor on half prices wanted to earn some money