WELCOME

PRESENTED

BY

LIGIN LOPEZ

MISERIES OF CRAFTSMEN & SPREAD OF FAMINE

The colonial rulers completely destroyed Indianhandicrafts industry.

They made a policy to buy these products at a lowcost and make a huge profit from the resale of them.

Company curtailed rights of the craftsmen andweavers on the basis of certain conditions andcompelled them to produce goods as per the demandof the company at low price

They were also barred from selling their

products to other at a higher price.

Thus stringent conditions were imposed

on the artisans.

They were also unable to compete with

the industrial goods coming from

Britain.

The loss of power by the local rulers

also adversely affected the artisans.

This resulted in a reduction of demand

of the products of the craftsmen and

weavers, as the local rulers were their

patrons and main consumers of these

products

THE SPREAD OF FAMINE

• The British completely disturbed thestructure of Indian economy.

• The British policies turned the livesof the peasants upside down.

• The indebted farmers gave up

agriculture and it affected the

production.

• People had no other source of income

• It created the situation of famine within

the country

• The colonial government did not do

anything to help the people

struggling with starvation and

death

CONCLUSION

The tax rate increased by theBritish adversely affect the peasants andartisans. The debt burden increased day byday and it compelled the peasants to give upagriculture. It affected the production andultimately resulted in widespread famineacross the country

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