Question

briefly trace the history of indigo colour in India

Answer 1

Indigo is held to be the world's oldest textile dye

There are early archaeological finds of indigo from over 6000 years ago in the Indus Valley on the Indian sub-continent, then 4000 years ago in Egypt, India and China. ... Indigo, on the other-hand, is the only natural source of long-lasting blue colour for textiles.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Indigo was most probably imported from India. ... Indigo remained a rare commodity in Europe throughout the Middle Ages. A chemically identical dye derived from the woad plant (Isatis tinctoria) was used instead. In the late 15th century, the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovered a sea route to India.

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