So yeah, the Industrial Revolution did not happen in India. Because it happened in Britain. Thanks to us. You might have heard the line, “Britain was the cradle of Industrial Revolution” throughout history lessons in school. And that is true. But that cradle hung over the grave of India and its people.
Why did India not need to industrialize to produce cotton? Their agriculture was so productive that laborers could be supported at a very low cost. They also had a large population, so their manufacturing rates could be super productive without using machines (did not need to industrialize)
As rule spread across India, all Universities ( till now archaeologist have unearthed 16) became destroyed or due to neglect, dead. Kings who were patronage of universities were gone, islamic invaders had no intention of spreading education. Religious violence grip society.
Industrialized nations push economic integration upon developing nations, and then extract value from those developing nations, just as you would from a mine or a field you owned. But ultimately, whether the colonizer is a business enterprise or a political one, the complicated legacy of imperialism survives.
Any industrial revolution needs a massive amount of capital, which wasn't easily available in the Indian case. Further, even with economic reforms many things on the ground did not change.
In Mughal periods such as the variety of handicrafts that it became famous in the global market. However, the Industrial Revolution came late to India. This was mainly because of India's complicated political and economic relations with Britain. India dominated the cotton textile market in the 18th century.
This column argues that the industrial revolution occurred in Europe rather than China because European entrepreneurs were eager to adopt machines to cut down on high labour costs. China didn't “miss” the industrial revolution – it didn't need it.
After the Industrial Revolution, Britain started producing machine-made goods and textiles that were much cheaper than the Indian goods. They were also often better in quality. Indian handicrafts slowly died because they could not compete against the cheaper products from Britain that were flooding the Indian markets.
India is now one of the top 10 industrial nations of the world and has also withstood the financial recession with a growing trend of productivity in its manufacturing industries, according to a report by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido).
Industrialization in India started in 1854 with the first cotton mill in Bombay. Since then India has always moved forward in its industry setup and thus making it a developing country from an underdeveloped one. The economy plays a significant role in the growth of every country across the world.
Firstly, the role of geography has been used by historians to answer why Europe came before Asia. It is argued that Britain had a climatic advantage over China due to its mild weather and constant rainfall. Moderate weather conditions protected Europe against disease and drought, capital damaging disasters.
Although there are several positives to the Industrial Revolution there were also many negative elements, including: poor working conditions, poor living conditions, low wages, child labor, and pollution.
The Industrial Revolution came late to East Asia. By many accounts, China was more industrially developed than Western Europe before 1800, but England and the rest of Western Europe soon surged ahead with the aid of cheap coal, steam power, and the vast natural resources and markets provided by the Americas.
Poor Performance of the Agricultural Sector: Industrial development in India is very dependent on the performance of the agricultural sector. Thus, the poor performance of the agricultural sector resulting from natural factors is also another important factor responsible for industrial stagnation in the country.
The Industrial sector was extremely underdeveloped with very weak infrastructure. The lack of government support to the industrial sector was considered as an important cause of underdevelopment. The structure and concentration of ownership of the industries were in few hands.
Air pollution is one of the factors due to industries and factories causing global warming, greenhouse effect, climate change, ozone hole. These industries bring tons of pollution daily. They also caused land pollution by covering a large area of land and water pollution by releasing pollutants in the water.