Indigo: The story of India's 'blue gold' | Business and Economy News
It is 6am in the small village of Kongarapattu in South India and the cloudy October sky is threatening to burst. In the factory, a foreman scuttles around anxiously, checking for absent labourers; two sari-clad neighbours whisper to one another while combing their long hair; and stray dogs run amok, sensing the anticipation in the air. For four generations indigo has been grown, harvested and made into dye on this family-owned plot in Tamil Nadu. Production, which usually takes place three times a year, was delayed this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But October finally brought th...
Source: aljazeera.com