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Why was there an increase in the handloom cloth production in 20th century ? |
| Answer» The handloom cloth production expanded in the 20th Century because of the following reasons:\tThe World War I had resulted in a rising demand for the needs of the army. The war drained all of Britain\'s finances and hence causing a depression. Britain could no longer afford to trade in India. Meanwhile, the handloom trade in India expanded.\tPeople preferred handloom over machine made textiles. Though machines made cheaper cloth, it could not remake the fine designs that one could make with hand.\tHandloom was seen as a sigh of refinement and wealth. The aristocrats and the nobility would prefer handloom cloth over the machinee-made cloth. | |