THE FRAGRANT HARVEST
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Story
1: Sona Champa
Story
2: Parijat
Story 3: Mitti new!!!
Story 4: Kewra new!!!
Story 5: Bakula new!!!
Story 6: Jasmin new!!!
Story 7: Hina new!!!
The Plants of India
The purpose of this section is to highlight some particular aspect of the wonderful world of aromatic traditions which exist in India. The individual aromatic plants themselves present a rich resource to build around and many of the stories presented here will concern flowers such as parijat(Nycanthes arbortristis), champa(Michelia champaca), kewda(Pandanus odoratissimus), khus(Vetiveria zizaniodes), kamal(Nelumbo nucifera), and kadam(Anthocephalus cadamba). Along with the stories of individual plants other topics will be taken up like the use of garlands, incense, cosmetics, and perfumes in Indian tradition. Gradually I hope to build a unique collection of information that will provide a stepping stone for others to do deeper research on the presented subjects. I hope that those who access this page will be kind enough to correspond with me and help me build a center where new information about India's aromatic traditions can be spread. |
Updated: 10/31/98
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