For perfumer and author Tanaïs (they and their eponymous beauty label go by one name), attars are an olfactory manifestation of their formative cultures and geographies. They grew up in the American ...

Hyderabad: In the busy lanes of Charminar, Hyderabad’s perfume legacy still lingers in the air but the way it is made and sold has changed. Once a proud tradition rooted in local craftsmanship, attar, ...

In India’s state of Uttar Pradesh, the village of Kannauj lies a dusty four-hour drive east of the Taj Mahal, the white-marbled wonder built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third and ...