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Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social StudiesWeavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners3 Marks
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Why handloom weaving did not completely die in India?
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Handloom weaving did not completely die in India:
  1. This was because some types of cloths could not be supplied by machines. For example, machines could not produce saris with intricate borders or cloths with traditional woven patterns. These had a wide demand not only amongst the rich but also amongst the middle classes.
  2. Nor did the textile manufacturers in Britain produce the very coarse cloths used by the poor people in India.
  3. Sholapur in western India and Madura in South India emerged as important new centres of weaving in the late nineteenth century.
  4. Later, during the national movement, Mahatma Gandhi urged people to boycott imported textiles and use hand-spun and handwoven cloth. Khadi gradually became a symbol of nationalism.

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