Answer:
(i)
The weavers of India were given loans to purchase the raw material for their
production.
(ii) As loans flowed in and the demand for
fine textiles expanded, weavers eagerly took advances, hoping to earn more.
(iii) Many weavers had small plots which
they had earlier cultivated along with weaving, and the produce from this took
care of family needs.
(iv) Now they had to lease out the land and
devote all their time to weaving.
(v) Weaving, in fact, required the labour
of the entire family with their children and women all engaged in different
stages of the process.
(vi) The price which they received from the Company
was miserably low and the loans they had accepted tied
them to the company.
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