Question

In 1805, a British official Benjamin heyne, listed the manufactures of Banglore which included the following-
(a) women's clothes of different musters and names.
(b) coarse chintz
(c) muslins
(d) silk clothes.

Answer 1

Muslins would have fallen out of use in the early 1900s because it was made by the traditional craftsperson on handloom. Most of them could not withstand the competition from machine-made clothes from Manchester and hence would have reduced their production. Chintz was cheaper and hence must have remained in use. Silk had always been prized for its fine quality and has withstood the test of time.