Who were the gomashthas
What role did women play in the cultivation of indigo?
Who and when did the Permanent Settlement introduced in Bengal?
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Gomastha 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.
Women usually carried the indigo plant to vats. What problems did zamindars face under the Permanent Settlement? The revenue that had been fixed was so high that the zamindars found it difficult to pay.
Lord Cornwallis
Finally, after prolonged discussion and debate, the Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal and Bihar in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis. Features of the Permanent Settlement system: It had two special features. Firstly, the zamindars and revenue collectors were converted into so many landlords