Question
How did colonialism systematically destroy Indian crafts and industries? Explain.
Answer
Colonialism is based on the idea of political domination and economic exploitation.
- The main aim of the British was bought raw materials from India at cheap rates and sell the same to English manufactures in England.
- The British brought machine made cheap goods to be sold in the Indian markets.
- The Indian craftsman had to buy raw material at a high price.
- The handmade good were expensive and could not compete successfully with machine made goods. The Indian crafts and industries started declining.