Koshtis A Community of Weavers


 
 
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Koshtis A Community of Weavers

Koshtis: A Community of Weavers: The Koshtis, like the weavers of the finer (thin) kinds of cloth in other parts of India, had fallen upon evil times. They were unable to compete with the showy goods which Manchester sends in such abundance. They migrated to Beror in order to obtain wages.

Problems Faced by Indian Weavers: Indian weavers faced following two problems at the same time:

1.  Their export market collapsed.

2.  The local market was flooded with Manchester goods (goods imported from Britain). These imported cotton goods were so cheap that Indian weavers could not easily compete with them.

By the 1860s, Indian weavers faced a new problem. American Civil War started and cotton supplies from US was stopped, thus Britain turned to India. As cotton exports from India increased, the price of raw cotton increased. Weavers in India did not get sufficient cotton and they were forced to buy raw cotton at high prices.

 
 


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