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Before the [[Category:OccupationsPortuguese]], who were the first Europeans in India, traded with India there was extensive trading for centuries by the Arabs between the west coast of India and southern Europe. The Indigo plant or dye was one of the items of trade.

Before These dyes - brilliant purple and reds - were very expensive and only the Roman Emperors and the very wealthy could afford them hence the term "the royal purple". The range from deep red to purple to deep blue can be obtained by adjusting the pH (acidity - alkanility) of the solution. It was the Portuguese, who were gave the dye or plant the first Europeans in India, traded with India there was extensive trading for centuries by name "Indigo" meaning "from the indies". The Arabs between called the dye "a-nil" meaning "the blue" - they just used the west coast of India adjective and southern Europeleft out the noun. The Indigo plant or dye was one of "Nil" is blue in Sanskrit as in the [[Nilgiri Hills]] in Southern India which translated means the "Blue Hills" as they look blue from the plains due to the items combination of trademist and heavy rain forest.

These dyes In the late 1800's the Germans - brilliant purple and reds later the British - were very expensive synthesized these indigo dyes chemically and only the Roman Emperors and the very wealthy could afford them hence the term "the royal purple". The range from deep red to purple to deep blue can be obtained by adjusting the pH (acidity - alkanility) of used the solution. It was the Portuguese who gave the dye original arab or plant the Sanskrit name in calling them "Indigoanilin dyes" meaning "from which is the indiesterm used in chemistry books. The Arabs called Unfortunately the dye "a-nil" meaning "chemical synthesis of these dyes by the blue" - they just used Europeans effectively destroyed the adjective and left out the noun. indigo industry in India. "Nil" is blue During World War II in Sanskrit as in the Nilgiri Hills in Southern India which translated means we couldn't get the "Blue Hills" as they look blue synthetic dyes or fabric from England; instead we used Indian fabrics dyed with the plains due to the combination of mist and heavy rain forestIndian indigo dyes.