Why did more and more people migrate to Bombay by the early 20th century? Explain three reasons.
Why did more and more people migrate to Bombay by the early 20th century? Explain three reasons.
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(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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