Question

How did colonialism systematically destroy Indian crafts and industries? Explain.
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Answer 1

Explanation:

How did colonialism systematically destroy Indian crafts and industries?

Thus, British imposed heavy tax on Indian crafts and products, decreased the princely patronage and started promoting their cheap machine made products. ... They became popular and more preferable.

Answer 2

➠ AnSwer :-

 Products from Indian crafts and industries flourished both in the international and indian markets. They had great quality, so they were preferred by most.Before British came to India, the trade was mostly in favour of Artisans and craftspersons.

But when their rule expanded,  British became worried about this. How will their British machine made articles gain profit if this continues to be? Thus, British imposed heavy tax on Indian crafts and products, decreased the princely patronage and started promoting their cheap machine made products.They became popular and more preferable.

Now, Indian goods were nothing but forgotten, because with such heavy taxes who will borrow them? British industries flourished on the cost of Indian crafts. Suffering from losses,the crafts and cottage industries became less popular.The famous industries were destroyed now. 

 The British agrarian and tribal policies were responsible for widespread

resentment among Indians in following ways :-

With the introduction of revenue settlements which were quite high the peasants were exploited and evicted from there land if they can't give the revenue and others were forced to only grow crops which were needed by the British and were borrowed in very low prices.

The tribals were adversely affected too.They had to follow the laws of British, losing their independence 

  - Most forests were declared reserved. They had to migrate to other places.

  - They had to search for livelihood. Their self sufficient lifestyle was destroyed. They had to lose control over forests, their traditional lands and lifestyle.

  - Many were recruited to work in far away places (assam plantations and coal mines etc.) for living. They had to work under very poor and difficult conditions.

 Already over-burdened with taxations and revenues, natural calamities, long loans, the peasants led a life of poverty, indebtedness and discontment. The self sufficient economy of rural masses was completely destroyed under British agrarian policies.

Thus in this ways were the British agrarian and tribal policies responsible for widespread discontentment in India.