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In the late 1800's the Germans - and later the British - synthesized these indigo dyes chemically and used the original arab or Sanskrit name in calling them "anilin dyes" which is the term used in chemistry books. Unfortunately the chemical synthesis of these dyes by the Europeans effectively destroyed the indigo industry in India. During World War II in India we couldn't get the synthetic dyes or fabric from England; instead we used Indian fabrics dyed with the Indian indigo dyes.
== FIBIS Resources ==
*[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=426&s_id=39 Index of Indigo Planters in Bihar taken from ''History of Behar Indigo Factories; Reminiscences of Bihar; Tirhoot and its inhabitants of the past. History of Behar Light Horse Volunteers''] by Minden Wilson 1908. (Fibis Database)
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