Indian handicrafts_compete with
machine made goods:
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This was due to stiff competition from the machine made textiles from Britain. The goods produced mechanically in Britain using cheap raw material from India were comparatively lower in price and of superior quality than the Indian handicraft goods. This narrowed the market for Indian handicrafts industries.
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Following were the causes of decay of handicrafts:
1. Discriminatory Tariff Policy: Through discriminatory tariff policy, the British Government successfully destroyed the demand of handicraft goods. Under discriminatory tariff policy, there was no duty on the export of goods from India and import of British finished goods to India. But heavy duty was placed on the export of handicrafts. So Indian handicrafts stalled looking both domestic and export market. It led to the decay of Indian handicrafts.
2. Disappearance of princely states : Indian handicrafts were enjoying protection from nawabs, kings and emperors. With the British rule, nawab, kings etc. disappeared. With their disappearance there was no one to protect these handicrafts. So Indian handicrafts declined.
3. Competition from machine-made products: Machine-made products are cheap and durable. Indian handicraft products could not compete them. So they decayed.
4. New pattern of demand : A new class of Indian society was affected by the culture of Britain. It adopted western style of living. So demand for British goods increased and demand for handicraft goods decreased.
5. Introduction of Railway in India : Introduction of Railways in India became responsible for the decay of handicrafts. It increased the domestic market for the British goods in India. Consequently the market for Indian goods began to contract. It led to the fall of handicraft goods.