Question
Write a short description on the growth of cotton mills in India.
Solution
The first cotton mill in India was set up as a spinning mill in Bombay in 1854. By 1900, over 84 mills started operating in Bombay. Many of these were established by Parsi and Gujarati businessmen who had made their money through trade with China.
Mills were set up in other cities too. The first mill in Ahmedabad was started in 1861. A year later a mill was established in Kan pur, in the United Provinces. Growth of cotton mills led to a demand for labour. As a result, thousands of poor peasants, artisans and agricultural labourers moved to cities to work in the mills.
