The traditional handicrafts industries were ruined under the Britishrule. Do you agree with this view? Give reasons in support of your answer.

India’s handicraft industry was a world famous industry and it was becoming difficult for British to sell their machine manufactured items. Therefore they adopted a policy of systematic de industrialisation and develop India as an exporter of raw material and a market for British Goods.

British adopted a discriminatory tariff policy and kept the raw material tax free and imposed heavy taxes on export of handicrafts. Market was flooded with cheap manufactured goods and thus India’s rich handicraft industry declined.