Colonial Subjugation Destroying local industry to ensure dependence and poverty🔗

Prior to colonial rule, Bharat was the world's leading textile manufacturer and produced the finest fabrics. The British engaged in a systematic campaign to destroy the local handloom industry through harsh taxation and export policies that forced Bharat to import British-made textiles and banned Hindu textiles from being sold in foreign markets. Within a generation, Hindu weavers were turned into beggars and their indigenous skills were lost forever.