who were known as gomastha
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Gomastha (also spelled Gumastha or Gumasta, Persian: agent described an Indian agent of the British East India Company employed in the Company's colonies, to sign bonds, usually compellingly, by local weavers and artisans to deliver goods to the Company. The prices of the goods were fixed by the gomasthas. The goods were exported by the Company to Europe. Earlier supply merchants very often lived within the weaving village, and had a close relationship with the weavers, looking after their needs and helping them in times of crisis. The new gomasthas were outsiders with no long-term social link with the village. They acted arrogantly, marched into villages with sepoys and peons, and punished weavers for delays. The weavers thus lost the space to bargain and sell to different buyers; the price they received from the Company was miserably low and the loans they had accepted tied them to the Company. A gomastha may also be described as ‘a paid manager of the private trader’s concerns’, who claimed ‘hardly any share in the profit and loss of his employer’s business’.
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1. Gomastha = They was the workers and also they get money from the East India company.
2. They are generally appointed to check the quality of cloth also collect the supplies.
3. As per the gomasthas was outsiders hence they had no attachment with the villagers.
4. Gomasthas was very self important.
5. Gomasthas also penalize Weaver's for detain the supply of goods.
6. The weavers are not allowed to sell their product to any other company as per they were taken loan from the East india company.