Nowadays my daughter who is in class XII is busy making her projects ,today i took out this mauve taant saree …..she was doing her chemistry project on dyes ……i was sitting next to her looking my sons holiday home work…..all of sudden she asked “maa do u know that the first commercially successful synthetic dye was MAUVE”….,it was serendipitously discovered by British chemist William H. Perkin, who recognized and quickly exploited its commercial significance. The introduction of mauve in 1857 triggered the decline in the dominance of natural dyes in world markets. Mauve had a short commercial lifetime (lasting about seven years), but its success catalyzed activities that quickly led to the discovery of better dyes. I said ya i know mauve was the first synthetic dye …..but dont know so much…..thanks for in lighting me with this piece of information……..that why we say learning is an endless process……….!!