Question

condition of Indian Weaver and how they were affected by East India Company​

Answer 1

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• The Indian weavers whose craftmanship had made Indian textiles famous all over the world suffered during the British rule. ... They forced the Indian weavers to sell their goods below market price and hired them to work at low wages. The Companyexported cotton from India.
• (i) After establishing political control, the East India Company asserted monopoly of trade. They developed a system of management to eliminate competition and ensure continuous and regular supply of textile goods.
• (ii) The company established indirect control over the weavers through their paid agents called ‘gomasthas’ who supervised the weavers, collected supplies and examined the quality of cloth.
• (iii) This system prevented the weavers from dealing with other traders. In 19th century cotton weavers in India faced two problems. British machine-made goods flooded Indian market. So for Indian weavers export market collapsed and local market shrank.
• The imported textile goods were so cheap.