Question

In 1823 the Company government in India received a petition from 2,000 weavers stating:
Our ancestors and we used to receive advances from the Company and maintain ourselves and our respective
families by weaving Company's superior assortments. Owing to our misfortune, the aurangs have been abolished
ever since becaus^ of whil:h we and our foqulies are distressed for want of the means of livelihood. We are weiiyprs
anc^fo)'not hnpnf'any'ptjxer business. We must starve for food, if the Board of Trade do not'Cast a look of
kintln'ess towards us aqd give orders for clothes.'
(i) Explain the term'aurangs'.'
(ii) Why were the weavers in India thrown out of employment? ^

Answer 1

Answer:

(I) Aurang is a Persian term for a warehouse - a place where goods are collected before being sold. The word also refers to a workshop for finished goods.

(ii) In 1823 the Company government in India received a petition from 2,000 weavers stating:

Our ancestors and we used to receive advances from the Company and maintain ourselves and our respective

families by weaving Company's superior assortments.

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