Cotton, Material : Cotton

Cotton is the most famed material in the textile industry in india and the cotton textiles are considered amongst the oldest industries in india. In the early eighteenth century, the export of cotton textiles to the european countries revolutionised the textile industry and agriculture in india. Cotton textiles can be traced back to the times of indus valley civilization, when cotton fabrics of india were in great demand even in the countries of europe and west asia. It used to be a cottage or village industry during those times. The spinning wheel was the only machine, simple but exceedingly inventive. The modern textile industry in india first began at fort gloster near kolkata in early 19th century. But it in reality made a head start in mumbai in the year 1854 when a cotton textile mill was set up there exclusively out of indian funds.