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Indians had mastered the complicated techniques of dyeing cotton which was not the superficial use of pigment but involved permeation of the fibres (Munroe, pp.25-26; quoted in Jaggi, I,p.210). Such statements, no doubt, speak a lot about the perfect skill exhibited by ancient Indian people in preparing and using dyes, mordants and pigments for beautifying the entire surroundings.