Question

An English settlement in Southern India that witnessed De urbanization due to the ruination of Indian textiles

Answer 1

Machilipatnam is a South Indian town that witnessed deurbanization due to the ruination of Indian textiles.

• Machilipatnam (currently in Andhra Pradesh) was a prominent trade and textile center in India. With the advent of British rule, it saw de-urbanization as demand for their finished product declined.
• East India Company exported raw materials from India and imported their own finished products. In this way, traditional Indian towns became a cheap source of raw material as well as a market for finished textile products.
• The Market of Machilipatnam was filled with factory-manufactured products from England. Local artisans had to go back to agriculture.

• Another such town is Seringapatnam.