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The Urge to Establish Science-Based Swadeshi Industries: Struggle and Contribution

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Title The Urge to Establish Science-Based Swadeshi Industries: Struggle and Contribution
 
Creator DABRAL, HIMANKI
SINGH, RAMESH KUMAR
SINGH, ANU
 
Subject History
colonial rule
swadeshi industries
economic growth
 
Description 44-62
India had a stable economy during Pre-colonial period accredited
to self-sufficient agriculture, prospering trade, and rich traditional
handicraft. Whereas during the colonial period India witnessed a
massive change in its economic structure. The economic policies of
British rule transformed India into a supplier of raw materials and
consumer of finished industrial products manufactured in Britain.
This strategy in turn leads tan o enormous loss of income and
increased dependency on Britain rather than the up-gradation of
systematic modernization of the domestic economy. With the growing
urge to free India, the thought of economic independence was also
instigated by 1890, which gained huge strength with the launch
of the Swadeshi Movement in 1905 to boycott British goods and
manufacture indigenous goods. Among various swadeshi industries,
science-based industries like pharmaceuticals and chemicals were also
nudged by the swadeshi movement. This was the time when the
foundation of several Indian ventures like Bengal chemical, Margo
soap, and pharmaceuticals was laid down that massively pushed the
Indian economy and provided employment to Indians, moreover, this
self-dependency accelerated the Independence Movement of India.
Remarkable growth was observed in these swadeshi chemical and
pharmaceutical industries Post-Independence due to the production
of diverse product ranges and reformed government schemes,
guidelines, and policies. Most of these industries still have great
contributions to the present-day Indian economy. The present study aims to elaborate on the history of the establishment of swadeshi
industries in the colonial time, the advancement achieved after
independence, and their contribution to the present Indian economy.
 
Date 2024-09-06T05:12:54Z
2024-09-06T05:12:54Z
2024-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 2278-2796 (Online); 2278-2788 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/64468
https://doi.org/10.56042/jst.v12i2.8784
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source JST Vol.12(02) [2024]