Check out all you need to know about the Indigo dye

A beautiful indigo piece of clothing can change your fashion persona manifolds. The rich blue dye paired with chunky silver jewellery has stood the test of time and continues to be elegant as ever. But, do you know its rich history? If not, then scroll down below to know more. (Photo: Kamal Singh Kardam/ Designed by Gargi Singh)

Indigo is integral to our country. Sanjay Desai, Director of Fabcurate Pvt. Ltd, shared that, "Indigo extraction was practiced in the Coromandel coast, in Gujarat coast and some parts of Bihar." (Photo: Kamal Singh Kardam)

This fabric dye is one of the oldest that we know of -- produced at least 6,000 years ago. Sanjay said, "The knowledge of extracting the blue colour from the green leaves was a close-guarded secret within the family which was passed on from generation to generation." (Photo: Kamal Singh Kardam)

"This was until the British commercialised Indigo cultivation in the 1770s," shared the founder. (Photo: Kamal Singh Kardam)

A commodity so rare in nature, the name 'Indigo' meant "the Indian" or "from India". (Photo: Kamal Singh Kardam)

“Our ancestors have truly adored the dark blue- violet shade and that is why they went with the exceptionally concentrated process to accomplish it," Sanjay stated. (Photo: Kamal Singh Kardam)

The process of forming the rich hue of the dye involves allowing the leaves of the Indigo plant to mature. (Photo: Kamal Singh Kardam)

The plant has green leaves which when left in the pot turns blue. Sanjay explained, "Exposure to air is required, with the goal that a drying piece of coloured texture will gradually abandon yellow to green, to a dim blue." (Photo: Kamal Singh Kardam)

The founder lastly added, "Even until the nineteenth century, when synthetic indigo was found, the Indigofera plant was the lone source to accomplish durable blue. From that day onwards, local craftsmen are battling to keep up the legitimacy of the natural blue gold of India-Indigo." (Photo: Kamal Singh Kardam)