Prakash Kumar is Assistant Professor of South Asian History at Colorado State University.

'In examining the history of indigo cultivation and agricultural science in India, Kumar lucidly explores the intersection between imperial systems, technological modernity, and global knowledge diasporas. The book combines exemplary research with insightful and challenging theorization about the application and understanding of science in a colonial setting.' David Arnold, Emeritus Professor of Asian and Global History, University of Warwick

• Introduction: the odyssey of indigo; 1. The world of indigo plantations: diasporas and knowledge; 2. The course of colonial modernity: negotiating the landscape in Bengal; 3. Colony and the external arena: seeking validation in the market; 4. Local science: agricultural institutions in the age of nationalism; 5. The last stand in science and rationalization; 6. A lasting definition of improvement in the era of world war.

Prakash Kumar is Assistant Professor of South Asian History at Colorado State University.

'In examining the history of indigo cultivation and agricultural science in India, Kumar lucidly explores the intersection between imperial systems, technological modernity, and global knowledge diasporas. The book combines exemplary research with insightful and challenging theorization about the application and understanding of science in a colonial setting.' David Arnold, Emeritus Professor of Asian and Global History, University of Warwick

• Introduction: the odyssey of indigo; 1. The world of indigo plantations: diasporas and knowledge; 2. The course of colonial modernity: negotiating the landscape in Bengal; 3. Colony and the external arena: seeking validation in the market; 4. Local science: agricultural institutions in the age of nationalism; 5. The last stand in science and rationalization; 6. A lasting definition of improvement in the era of world war.

Prakash Kumar is Assistant Professor of South Asian History at Colorado State University.

'In examining the history of indigo cultivation and agricultural science in India, Kumar lucidly explores the intersection between imperial systems, technological modernity, and global knowledge diasporas. The book combines exemplary research with insightful and challenging theorization about the application and understanding of science in a colonial setting.' David Arnold, Emeritus Professor of Asian and Global History, University of Warwick

• Introduction: the odyssey of indigo; 1. The world of indigo plantations: diasporas and knowledge; 2. The course of colonial modernity: negotiating the landscape in Bengal; 3. Colony and the external arena: seeking validation in the market; 4. Local science: agricultural institutions in the age of nationalism; 5. The last stand in science and rationalization; 6. A lasting definition of improvement in the era of world war.