sounds like you were in on that discussion.
Yes I also heard that india was the source of vanadium and the damascus process.
Sounds like the muslims killed the goose that laid the golden egg.
Much was lost in the conquest and destruction of the ancient world by Islam, including India’s remarkable civilization. Unfairly, as the fable warns, one can kill many a Golden Goose and dig through their guts without learning how they produce gold.