Describe the lifes of silk growers in 18th century
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The following points may help you:
a. India's silk, made India's name a byword in the international trade in the 18th century and was huge in demand.,
b. The company in order to cater to the growing demand of silk encouraged production of silk in India.
c. The silk growers for example Santhals who reared cocoons​ were given loans by the agents of the traders.
d. The traders were keen on buying cocoons from the tribals, offered them cash and loans through agents.
e. The middlemen involved between traders and silk growers made huge money giving little to silk growers, that added to their misery.
f. These agents sold the cocoon at higher prices, making huge amount of profits.
g. In this way they traders indulged in massive exploitation of the tribals.
h. Thus, tribes were paid meagerly while the traders prospered.
i. Such was the problem that tribal groups faced with the traders, who considered them as their enemies.
The following points may help you:
a. India's silk, made India's name a byword in the international trade in the 18th century and was huge in demand.,
b. The company in order to cater to the growing demand of silk encouraged production of silk in India.
c. The silk growers for example Santhals who reared cocoons​ were given loans by the agents of the traders.
d. The traders were keen on buying cocoons from the tribals, offered them cash and loans through agents.
e. The middlemen involved between traders and silk growers made huge money giving little to silk growers, that added to their misery.
f. These agents sold the cocoon at higher prices, making huge amount of profits.
g. In this way they traders indulged in massive exploitation of the tribals.
h. Thus, tribes were paid meagerly while the traders prospered.
i. Such was the problem that tribal groups faced with the traders, who considered them as their enemies.