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Why did more and more people migrate to Bombay by the early 20th century? Explain three reasons. |
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Answer» (i) The growth of trade in cotton and opium attracted a large number of traders, bankers and artisans to Bombay. (ii) A large number of people migrated to Bombay from Ratnagiri to work in the textile mills. (iii) Bombay was the junction head of two major railways and dominated the maritime trade. |
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