Indifference of the British Rulers


 
 
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Indifference of the British Rulers

Indifference of the British Rulers: In Britain, when artisans were displaced by the Industrial Revolution, the government made provisions to absorb them into the new factories which came up. However, in Indian East company made no provisions. They were only interested in maximizing their profits. Millions of artisans were left jobless, leading misery and poverty. The displaced artisans returned to their villages and tried to take up agriculture. This put further pressure on the land, with pieces of land getting subdivided and fragmented.

The traditional industries of India thus went through very troubled times, and many finally disappeared altogether. India becomes a source of raw materials for British Industries and a market for their finished goods.

The profitable exploitation of peasants made the British greedier. Their next target was the tribals of India , who lived in deep forest and led a life of self -sufficiency. Their traditional economy was built around forest . They firmly believed that the forest belonged to them and they belonged to the forest.

The cheifs lost our all powers and forced to follow the laws made by the Britishers officers in India . The Britishers did not want shifting cultivation because it was difficult to control.but the tribals forced to Britishers tp allow them to shifting cultivation.

 
 


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