8TH CLASS PPT.pptx CHAPTER- 7 WEAVERS, IRON SMELTERS AND FACTORY OWNERS

8TH CLASS PPT.pptx CHAPTER- 7 WEAVERS, IRON SMELTERS AND FACTORY OWNERS

1. textile and iron and steel industries India under British period Industrial Revolution and mechanism and production. Britain - “ workshop of the world ” supply of raw material to to vast market for selling goods I ndustrialisation of Britain conquest and colonisation of India trade to territory impacts

2. A round 1 750 ( before the British conquered Bengal ) Indian textile and world market situation of textile production India was by far the world's largest producer of cotton textile F ine quality & E xquisite craftsmanship They were extensively e trade in Southeast Asia and West and Central Asia European trading companies b u y Indian textile and sale them in Europe

3. it was referred as Muslin. W ords tell us histories European traders first encountered cotton cloths in M osul , Iraq S ubsequently C alico become the general name for the Cotton textiles Portuguese come to India in search of spices landed in Calicut on the coast of Kerala A long with spices that took the Cotton textiles C alico

4. 98 varieties of cotton and Silk cloth , known by different names CHINTZ C0SSAES BANDANNA F rom the 1680 is there started a craze for printed Indian cotton Textiles in England and Europe R ich people of England including the queen herself war clothes off Indian fabric

5. Indian textile in European market wool and Silk in England begin protesting against the import of Indian cotton textiles. In 1720 British government passed a law Calico Act Banning the use of printed cotton textiles- Chintz- In England Under government protection, the calico printing Industries was started. The popularity of Indian textile. Textile Industries were developing in England. Why?

6. Indian textile in the European market Competition with Indian textiles led to technological innovation in England. In 1764, spinning Jenny by John Kaye was invented. In 1786 the invention of the steam engine by Richard Arkwright revolutionized cotton textile weaving. Impact on India Indian textile continued to dominate World Trade till the end of the 18th century. European trading companies made enormous profits from the trade. Import of gold and silver in India But the situation changed after the company gained political power.

7. Who were the weavers? Weavers often belonged to communities that specialised in weaving. Their skills were passed on from one generation to the next. procedure of weaving spinning weaving Dyeing

8. Weaver perform weaving in chain spinning mostly done by women charkha and takli after spinning the thread was woven into clothes - MOSTLY DONE BY MEN. weaving Dying Thread was dyed by Dyers -Rangrez -Chippigars Handloom weaving and the occupations associated with it provided the livelihood for millions of Indians.