Cotton Cultivation and Export in Colonial India (1780–1947)

1. Company rule expands cotton export orientation

   Jan 1, 1780Labels: East India, Indian growers, Atlantic markets

   • Britannica

2. Early 1800s push to improve Indian cotton

   Jan 1, 1820Labels: Colonial authorities, Commercial interests

   • ICAR CIRCOT

3. Raw cotton exports grow through Bombay port

   Jan 1, 1826Labels: Bombay port, Raw cotton

   • Recovered Files

4. Machine-made British cloth imports accelerate

   Jan 1, 1831Labels: British mills, Handloom weavers

   • Econ History

5. Bombay’s first major cotton mill established

   Feb 22, 1854Labels: Bombay Spinning, Cotton mill

   • Maharashtra Gaz
   • Bombay Mill

6. Indian cotton export boom during U.S. Civil War

   Apr 12, 1861Labels: U S, Indian growers

   • Deccan Riots
   • Econ History

7. Deccan Riots expose cotton-linked agrarian distress

   May 1, 1875Labels: Deccan Riots, Peasant farmers

   • Deccan Riots

8. Swadeshi boycott boosts interest in Indian cloth

   Aug 7, 1905Labels: Swadeshi Movement, Indian cloth

   • Britannica

9. Partition of Bengal annulled after sustained protests

   Dec 12, 1911Labels: Partition of, Nationalist protests

   • Partition 1905

10. Indian Cotton Committee appointed to improve quality

    Jan 1, 1919Labels: Indian Cotton, Government of

    • ICAR CIRCOT

11. Indian Central Cotton Committee constituted

    Mar 1, 1921Labels: Indian Central, Research institutions

    • ICAR CIRCOT

12. Cotton Cess Act creates commodity improvement fund

    Mar 16, 1923Labels: Cotton Cess, Commodity fund

    • Cotton Cess
    • LegitQuest

13. Bombay docks explosion disrupts cotton-linked commerce

    Apr 14, 1944Labels: Bombay docks, Cotton bales

    • Bombay 1944

14. Indian Independence Act ends colonial export regime

    Jul 18, 1947Labels: Indian Independence, Partition

    • Britannica
    • UK Parliament