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28/05/2021 12:58 pm
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When were cotton mills started in India?
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28/05/2021 12:59 pm
In 1854 the first cotton mill in India was set up as a Spinning mill in Bombay. By 1900, over 84 mills started operating in Bombay. Many of these were established by Parsi and Gujarati businessmen who had made their money through trade with China.
In 1861 the first mill in was started in Ahmedabad. In 1862 the first mill was started in Kanpur.