Tag: crafts and industries

When the American Civil War broke out and cotton supplies from the US were cut off, Britain turned to India. As raw cotton exports from India increased, the price of raw cotton shot up.

The first cotton mill to be established by Cowasjee Nanabhoy was in Mumbai on 7 July 1854. The mill was called Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company. It was India’s first steam-powered textile mill. The mill started production on 7 February 1856 under the supervision of British engineers and skilled cotton operatives.

Tata Iron and Steel Company was founded by Jamshedji Tata and established by Dorabji Tata on 26 August 1907. Its largest plant located in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. TISC has been recognized as one of the largest steel manufacturers and suppliers of steel products.

The textile industry was the most prosperous in India. Indian Woollen and silk items were also in huge demand all over the world, and this industry generated massive employment for both skilled and unskilled labour. But with the import of cheap foreign goods by Britishers the Textile industry bean to decline

Historically, weaving and textile production were the most prominent traditional industries in India, supporting a vast population of artisans before the industrial revolution.

The first jute mill was established at Rishra, on the River Hooghly near Calcutta in 1855 when Mr. George Acland brought jute spinning machinery from Dundee. Four years later, the first power driven weaving factory was set up.

Ancient Indian steel was called as wootz steel. It had a uniform composition of 1–1.6% carbon and could be heated and shaped into bars and used in making articles like swords. It originated in India from around 6th century BC.

Wootz steel is a crucible steel characterized by a pattern of bands, which are formed by sheets of micro carbides within a tempered martensite or pearlite matrix in higher carbon steel, or by ferrite and pearlite banding in lower carbon steels. It is the pioneering steel alloy matrix developed in Southern India in the 6th century BC and exported globally. It was also known in the ancient world by many different names including Wootz, Ukku, Hindvi Steel, Hinduwani Steel, Teling Steel and Seric Iron.

The First Railway line in kerala was commissioned on 12 March 1861 from Beypur to Tirur. It was built by Madras Railway company.

Ancient Indian steel was called as wootz steel. It had a uniform composition of 1–1.6% carbon and could be heated and shaped into bars and used in making articles like swords. It originated in India from around 6th century BC.