Introduction
Pre Colonial Period
1st Phase of Colonialism
Why De Industrialization & De Urbanization in India
2nd Phase (Post 1857)
Why Industrialization in This Phase
- Primary Processing of Agriculture Goods
- Example → Plantation based- Jute, Tea, Cotton, Rubber, Coffee etc
- Plantation own by Britishers & Indian become Working Class there.
- Development of Class Duo (Owner - Workers)
- Infrastructure development → Railway & Ports, Communication channel like Telegraph etc.
- To Ease the Traser of goods from hinder land to Port then to the European Industry Centers.
- Exploitation Context of development Industry Not the Spirit of Capitalism of Scientific Revolution
3rd Phase 1915
Features
- Labour competition → High wage demand, Unionism in Europe, Increase Coast of Production, Reduced Production Cost in Europe
- Led to the New wave of Industrialization in India to use cheape Labour, Few Labour union, Large Market, Near Raw material
- Examples of Industries →
- Working → Low wage, long working class, low Mobility in Occupation, no union based movement.
- Working class strength led to their engagement in National Movement in Later Phase.
4th Phase (
Features
- Discrimination with Indian Capitalist class
- Realisation that Colonial Govt would not support the Native Industrialised Class.
- Swadeshi movement push to the indigenous goods → Oppertunity structure for the Growth of Industrial by Local Capitalist class.
- Then move to the Nationalist Movement and their Support → AR Desai Support this argument due to Class Interest Fusion.
- Heavy Industries were set UP in this period.
- Tata in Jamshedpur
- Geographical dispersion of these Industries due to the raw material sources.
- Working Class & Movement
- Increase the Union Activities
- More agitation - Strength the Left Movement
WW-1
- War time scarcity
- Again reinforcement the Growth of Industrial development in India.
- Industrial based WW-1 created goods demand & Mass production of warfare from India.
5th ID
Features
- In the background of Independence in India.
- State led Industrialization in India.