For centuries, the city of Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh has supplied India’s most prized natural perfumes. Here’s how an ancient ...

Even the word for it is beautiful — petrichor, the fragrance of the first rain. Songs have been sung and poems written about it. But did you know you could get it in a bottle? Mitti attar is made ...

A walk around the chaotic streets of Charminar especially during the month of Ramzan is always a revelation. Numerous old shops stand shoulder to shoulder. Tucked in corners are a few small shops ...

In Kannauj’s Bara Bazaar, where people, puttering vehicles, and buffaloes mix in labyrinthine streets, thumb-sized glass bottles of lightly coloured liquid are everywhere. In rows of shops — even ...