Question

Samples of natural dyed fabrics have been discovered in various excavations around the world, What does it suggest ?

Kalamkari-literally 'pen craft' is an art that involves hand block printing apart from painting. The Kalamkari goes through a vigorous process of resist-dyeing and hand printing. The antiquity of natural dyed fabrics in India dates back to the pre Christian era. The samples of these fabrics have been found in many excavations carried out at several parts of the world like Cairo, Greece, Central Asia and Arabia suggesting an overseas trade. Percy Brown in his Arts and Crafts of India mentions that Kalamkari during the 18th century was practiced all over the Coromandal Coast.

• A. Decline of Kalamkari
• B. Overseas trade
• C. Absence of trade
• D. none

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Overseas trade

The passage says that samples of natural dyed fabrics were found in excavations in places like Cairo, Greece, Central Asia, and Arabia.

• These places are outside India, so finding Indian-style fabrics there means they were exported.

• This clearly indicates that there was trade between India and other regions in ancient times.

👉 Therefore, the discovery of such fabrics suggests overseas trade, not decline or absence of trade.