Nature manifests itself in a wide spectrum of colours. Mankind fascinated by her glory, strove towards harmonising with her completely. The human race internalised colour by responding to its vibrations, emotionally and externally, by attempting to duplicate the efforts of nature's palette, in order to dye the apparel they wore and paint the surroundings they lived in. Thus started the alchemy of colour, and India soon established itself as a forerunner in the art of dyeing-an art perfected during the era of the great epics and one that has withstood the ravages of time. This feature attempts to trace the evolution of the Indian dyestuffs industry with special focus on the status of the domestic industry in a global perspective, and the issues underlying the growth of the industry.
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