History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c20.s2.t4.1

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At the beginning, even though natural organic and plant materials were used as dyes, in the course of the Gupta Age, as Tantric cult developed and alchemical techniques were practised, dyes also were prepared from minerals and other substances by means of several chemical processes. The art of dyeing, in this manner, has indirectly helped the development of chemistry in ancient India.