[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997) › v1.c20.s2.2 # History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c20.s2.2 History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c20.s2.2 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c20.s2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c20.s2.2) Works like Nātyaśāstra supply funds of information regarding the use of dyes in beautifying the body⁸. Even children used to paint their body with colouring stuffs like extracts of minerals (dhāturasa). Mehndi or henna, a colouring material was used for colouring the palms, soles of feet, nails, hands, etc. - [Previous: v1.c20.s2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c20.s2.1) - [Next: v1.c20.s2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c20.s2.3) - [Up: v1.c20.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c20.s2) ## Cites (1) - [Nāṭyaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.bharata.natyasastra) — Bharata, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c20.s2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c20.s2.2) · Pramāṇa