Work in the City


 
 
Concept Explanation
 

Work in the City

Work in the City: After the Maratha defeat in the 1819 Anglo-Maratha War, Bombay became the capital of the Bombay Presidency. It attracted more and more people towards it. With the growth of trade in cotton and opium, large communities of traders and bankers as well as artisans and shopkeepers came to settle in Bombay.

Industrialisation and Migration in Bombay: The first cotton textile mill in Bombay was established in 1854. The establishment of textile mills (by 1921, there were 85 cotton mills with about 146000 workers) also led to a fresh crowd in migration. Large number of people came from nearby district of Ratnagiri to work in the Bombay mills. Women formed 23 per of the mill workforce in between 1919 and 1926. After that, their number dropped steadily due to introduction of new machinery and the induction of more male workers. Bombay dominated the maritime trade of India till the 20th century. It was the junction head of two major railways-Central Western railways. The well connected railways encouraged migration into the city. Natural and man-made disasters like flood, famine, plague epidemic, etc., encouraged higher scale of migration.

 
 


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