3. By the last decade of the eighteenth century, the Indian indigo had started flourishing in the markets following the decline in its supply from
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a blue dye called woad was grown all over the world. it gave a dull blue colour. people prefered rich blue colour of indigo, but indigo needed a very fertile soil to grow, and thus it was very expensive too.seeking the advantage of this,the east india company forced the cultivators to grow indigo as it would bring them a vast revenue. the cultivators had to grow indigo where they prefered to grow food crops.
The climate of Britain was not suitable to support the growth of indigo and they needed indigo as a raw material to feed the growing textile industries in Britain . Thus they turned to their colonies for the supply
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