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Imagine you are a potter making water pitchers. List the difficulties that you are facing in the second half of the 19th century.
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The economic exploitation at the hands of the British made my life very difficult as a potter in the second half of the 19th century. Some of the difficulties I faced were:
- British rule had a damaging effect on Indian handicrafts. Heavy duties were imposed on goods exported into England from India. On the other hand, the cheaper machine-made products were imported from Britain almost duty free. This forced me into unemployment.
- The disappearance of my traditional patrons and buyers — the princes, chieftains and zamindars pushed me further into poverty.
- Due to British economic policies, India became a source of raw material for the British industries and a market for its finished products. This destroyed the Artisans and Craftsmen like me.
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