Why the demand for indian indigo was high in europe?
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1. The dye used by manufacturers in Europe was made from a different plant and had a very dull colour. Indigo on the other hand had a rich blue colour. ... Therefore, increase in the demand due to rapid industrialisation and lack of any alternatives led to the great demand of indigo in European countries.
High Demand of Indigo in India
After the Industrial Revolution in England there was a huge demand for the dye especially in the textile industries. By this time machines in Manchester produced large amount of cotton fabric which had to be dyed. Since the climate of Britain was not suitable to produce the crop it had to be imported from the Caribbean Islands and North America, Thus the British turned to India where indigo was cultivated since the medieval times. But in India till that point in time it used to be cultivated only in a portion of the cultivable land. This indigo cultivation was traditionally carried out through the nij and ryoti system.