Question
Describe the lavel of development of India at the time of independence.
Solution
At Independence, the vast majority of Indians lived in the villages. Farmers and peasants depended on the monsoon for their survival. So did them non-farm sector of the rural economy, for if the crops failed, barbers, carpenters, weavers and other service groups would not get paid for their services either. In the cities, factory workers lived in crowded slums with little access to education or health care.
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