Perfume from Ancient Indian Texts : Brihat-Samhita

August 30, 2013 by Lavanya

My husband has this uncanny talent of ferreting out obscure sources related to many of his interests- the ones he is passionate about, that is. When I mildly commented that he doesn’t take an active interest in perfume, the way I do with his interests, he protested. It seemed like an unfair accusation since he does accompany me to all my sniffathons and is always ready to sniff my wrist or arm. Yet, every action is tinged with a slight […]

Categories: Art, Books, History, Perfume Notes, Scent, writing • Tags: Ancient Indian texts, Brihat-Samhita, History of Perfume, perfume-making, perfumes, Varahamihira