History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c20.4

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It is indeed surprising that people in Ancient India and even those who belonged to pre-historic times had the knowledge of the properties of different colouring agents, both organic and inorganic, and knew the techniques of making use of dyes, mordants and pigments for colouring and painting different objects.