- The 1818 mill at Fort Gloster near Kolkata was the pioneering effort in establishing a machine- based cotton textile industry in India. - The Bombay mill of 1854 by Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar (The Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company) is considered the first successful one. - Given the option 'Kolkata – Ghusuri', it correctly points to the location of the 1818 attempt.
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