Handloom industries in India suffered during the British rule. Explain
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(i) Factories in Manchester started producing cotton textiles for the domestic market. ... (v) The Civil War in USA forced the British to buy more raw cotton from India for their Manchester textile industries. This created an acute shortage of raw material for the weavers and the Indian handloom industry collapsed.
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The textile mills in England needed a regular supply of raw cotton. The Company took cotton at very low prices and sent it to England.In return mill made cloth was send to India. Since cloth made on machines was cheaper the handloom industry of India.
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