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Though, most of the weavers worked and labour was integral to the process of
independently, i.e., they were not depend- industrialisation.
ent on big industrial houses, but their life

Terminology

Upliftment : to lift up
Exhibitions : an event at which objects such as paintings are shown to the public

Revolution : a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system
Monopoly : the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service
Conquer : overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force
De-urbanisation : the moving away from the city way of life
Nascent : just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential

Inside Story
Inside Story
g Till the middle of eighteenth-century, Indian handicraft products were greatly demanded in
the markets all over the world.
g In England, machines went for large scale production and those machine products were
cheap and colourful.
g The Industrial Revolution revolutionised the textile industry in Britain.
g Indian textiles also lost out to British textiles on the issue of price in the European and
American markets.
g The conquest of Bengal and eventually the whole of India opened up a vast market for
manufactured textiles from Britain.
g With the decline of the textile industry, there was large-scale de-urbanisation.
g Presently, India is the fourth largest producer of steel in the world and the largest producer
of sponge iron.

A. Tick (3) the correct option.
1. These markets needed constant supply of Indian handicraft-products.
(a) Russian (b) Roman (c) European
2. Indian ____________ textiles became a household name in England.

(a) jute (b) wool (c) cotton
3. The conquest of __________ opened up a vast market for British manufactured goods.

(a) Petaboli (b) Bengal (c) Punjab
4. __________ in the north and __________ in the east became deserted.
(a) Dacca, Masulipatnam (b) Surat, Dacca (c) Murshidabad, Dacca

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