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How did the Charter act of 1813 affect Indian craftsmen?

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Answered by sharinkhan
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Due to this act, the goods from Britain were allowed in India without any restriction. While British stopped using the goods from India and promoted their own market. As a result, Indian artists faced serious competition with the British machine made items. British items were cheap and duty free. Thus all this contributed in the decline of Indian craftsmen ship 
Answered by Chirpy
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1. It caused a decline in the Indian Handicrafts which had been very popular in the past.
2. The British goods gained unrestricted entry into India. So the Indian craftsmen lost the market for their goods.
3. India became a supplier of raw materials to the British industries.
4. The Indian handicrafts had to face a competition with the machine made goods which came from Britain.
5. The Indian craftsmen were forced to sell their goods at lower prices.
6. Many of them gave up their traditional work.



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