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Economic History of India

World Market of Indian Textiles and Indian Textile Producer Communities

Early eighteenth century India was largest cotton textiles producer of the world, before British conquered Bengal of India. Indian textiles had known to their good quality and craftsmanship. A large number of Indian communities were involved in cotton textiles craftsmanship. From the sixteen century Dutch East India Company, English East India Company, French East India Company who were European trading companies began buying Indian textiles for sale in Europe. Indian textiles were also traded in Java, Sumatra and Penang of Southeast Asia and West and Central Asia.

Memories of Indian textiles and craftsmanship of Indian weavers is preserved in words still current in English and other languages. It is interesting to decipher the origin of such words.

'''Table1 - Indian textile related words ''' {| class="wikitable" ! Word    !! Origin  !! Meaning
 * Muslin   || Mosul, a place in Iraq where Indian finely woven textile traded ||  finely woven textile
 * Calico || Calicut, a place on Kerala coast || All cotton textile
 * Chintz || Chhint, a Hindi word || colorful flowering design
 * Cossaes || Khassa ||
 * }
 * Chintz || Chhint, a Hindi word || colorful flowering design
 * Cossaes || Khassa ||
 * }
 * }
 * }