The Indian villages lost their self-reliance because:
i. The land revenue system adopted by the British government had a totally adverse influence on the rural life in India.
ii. Farmers mortgaged (a legal agreement by which a person takes a loan using their house as security) their land for paying taxes, due to which they became bankrupt.
iii. The goods exported to England were taxed.
vi. Also, the workers became jobless due to the closure of many small scale industries.
