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Question
Why did the Indian craftsmen and artisans start resenting the British Rule? Give two reasons.
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Solution
(i) Thousands of workers became unemployed as Indian handicrafts and village industries died out.
(ii) The British annexed princely states and they lost Royal patronage.
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