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Curriculum India's Fragrance Economy

India's Fragrance Economy

How scents shape businesses in India: Kannauj's attar tradition, agarbatti and incense, sandalwood and Mysore, jasmine and flower farming, deodorants and perfumes, the flavours and fragrances industry, dhoop and puja products, exports, and a recap.

  1. The Fragrance Economy An overview of India's fragrance industries, from traditional attars and incense to deodorants and industrial flavours, and why scents are a big business. 📄 Read-aloud
  2. Kannauj: India's Perfume Capital How Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh has made attar using traditional deg-bhapka distillation for centuries, including mitti attar that smells like rain, and its GI tag. 📄 Read-aloud
  3. The Agarbatti Industry How India's agarbatti (incense stick) industry employs lakhs of women rolling sticks at home, the Mysore and Bengaluru hub, and brands like Cycle Pure. 📄 Read-aloud
  4. Bamboo Sticks and Import Curbs How India relied on imported bamboo sticks from China and Vietnam for agarbatti, and how 2019-20 import restrictions and a National Bamboo Mission push aimed to revive local supply. 📄 Read-aloud
  5. Sandalwood and Mysore How Mysore sandalwood became famous for soap and oil, why state control and smuggling nearly wiped out sandalwood trees, and the 2022 reforms allowing private cultivation. 📄 Read-aloud
  6. Jasmine and Flower Farming How jasmine grown around Madurai and in Karnataka supplies garlands and perfume, the daily flower markets, and how prices swing with festivals and weddings. 📄 Read-aloud
  7. India's Fragrance Economy: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on fragrance, Kannauj, agarbatti, bamboo sticks and sandalwood. 5 questions
  8. Deodorants and Mass Perfumes How deodorant brands grew fast in India with advertising to young men, the rise of affordable perfumes, and the premiumisation of fragrance. 📄 Read-aloud
  9. The Flavours and Fragrances Industry How specialised firms create scents for soaps and detergents and flavours for food and drinks, global giants like Givaudan, and Indian players. 📄 Read-aloud
  10. Mint Oil From Uttar Pradesh How farmers in Uttar Pradesh made India the world's largest producer of menthol mint oil, used in toothpaste and medicines, and how prices swing. 📄 Read-aloud
  11. Dhoop, Puja Products and Brands How puja products like dhoop, camphor and havan samagri became a branded market, and how companies like ITC and Patanjali compete with small makers. 📄 Read-aloud
  12. Fragrance Exports How India exports incense, essential oils like mint and lemongrass, and attars, and how quality standards and branding could raise export values. 📄 Read-aloud
  13. Fragrance: Recap A recap of India's fragrance economy. 📄 Read-aloud

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