UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1987 · Q2 · 60 marks
Trace the gradual decline of the Indian town handicrafts between 1757 and 1880. In what way did it contribute to the economic unification of India?
- Chapter
- Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule
- Topic
- Deindustrialisation and the Decline of Handicrafts
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