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The Ancient Indian Fragrance Called Ittar Still Knows Something About Your Identity

The Scent That Predates the BottleThe oldest ittar recipes in the subcontinent don't come from perfumers. They come from physicians. The Charaka Samhita lists aromatic preparations not as luxury but as medicine, rose to cool the blood, sandalwood to calm the mind, vetiver to draw heat from the body in…

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How to Choose an Attar Based on Your Mood, Season, and Skin Chemistry

Why Skin Chemistry Changes EverythingYour skin's pH determines what an attar becomes after the first ten minutes. An oil that smells like warm sandalwood on one person's wrist can read as medicinal on another's. Oily skin, more common in humid Indian summers, amplifies attar and extends its throw. Dry skin…

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Why Indian Attars Are Scientifically Better Than Synthetic Perfume in Heat and Humidity

The Problem With Alcohol-Based Perfume in Indian HeatMost synthetic perfumes sold in India use ethanol as their carrier. Ethanol evaporates fast, that's the point in a temperate climate, where the alcohol lifts the fragrance off the skin and into the air. In Indian heat, above 35°C, the evaporation happens so…

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UP Govt Transfers IAS Officers; New DMs Appointed in Ayodhya, Chandauli, Amethi, Badaun, Etawah and Kannauj

The government of Uttar Pradesh has shuffled some IAS officials, designating new District Magistrates (DMs) in Ayodhya, Chandauli, Amethi, Badaun, Etawah, and Kannauj. Read more at Dynamite News.

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Akhilesh Yadav slams Yogi Adityanath over Karni Sena's attack on SP MP's house

Talking to reporters, Akhilesh Yadav, who was in Kannauj today, said Ramji Lal Suman's house was attacked because he is a 'Dalit'. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Rescue operation at Kannauj Railway Station concludes, check all details

The officials said that the rescued workers have been admitted to a hospital for treatment. No casualties have been reported. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Akhilesh Yadav blames UP Government for Kannauj's tragedy, watch his statement

Hours after several workers were trapped after a roof of an under-construction building collapsed in UP's Kannauj, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav said the accident happened due to 'negligence'. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Many workers feared trapped as lintel of under-construction building collapses in UP's Kannauj

Breaking News coming in from UP's Kannauj where several labourers feared trapped as lintel of an under-construction building collapsed in UP's Kannauj. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav resigns from Karhal assembly seat; Retains Kannauj Lok Sabha seat

Akhilesh Yadav won the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat with a margin of more than 1,70,000 votes. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mainpuri or Kannauj? Where will be the bigger win? Akhilesh Yadav replies...

How did Samajwadi Party Supremo Akhilesh Yadav react to the question as to where will be the bigger victory in Mainpuri or in Kannauj? Watch this Exclusive Interview of SP Chief on Dynamite News:

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LS Polls 2024: Voting for UP 13 seats including Kannauj underway

There are a total of 2 crore 47 lakh 47 thousand 27 voters in this phase in UP. Read further on Dynamite News:

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“A storm of INDIA bloc in UP”: Roar Rahul and Akhilesh in a joint rally in Kannauj

Akhilesh Yadav is contesting from the Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency while Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Lok Sabha polls | On ‘popular demand’, Bhaiyya ji is back in Kannauj

Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav's last-minute decision to contest from Kannauj in Lok Sabha polls sparks political intrigue.

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General Elections 2024: Samajwadi Party Supremo Akhilesh Yadav files his nomination from Kannauj

Akhilesh Yadav had won the Kannauj seat first in 2000 and later represented it in 2004 and 2009. Must follow the story on Dynamite News:

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Akhilesh to fight Lok Sabha election from Kannauj, file papers on April 25

SP president Akhilesh Yadav to contest 2024 Lok Sabha election from Kannauj, filing nomination on April 25.

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Samajwadi Party nominates Akhilesh’s nephew from Kannauj

Former MP Tej Pratap Singh Yadav named SP candidate for Kannauj Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.

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Smell that: The rise of India’s ittar industry

Natural perfumes are seeing a resurgence thanks to a handful of start-ups offering old and new fragrances.

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Watch | How is the famous attar of Kannauj made?

A video on the process of making of attar, or perfume oil

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In Kannauj, hope in a bottle

Kannauj's Bara Bazaar is bustling with people, vehicles, and buffaloes. Its century-old perfumeries house attar, a GI-tagged distilled extract of flowers and herbs in sandalwood oil. This September, PM Modi gifted G-20 dignitaries two fragrances from Kannauj. Munna Lal Sons & Co. is the first to brand the traditional product…

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Akhilesh to lead ‘Samajwadi Vikas Rozgar Yatra’ in Kannauj, may contest 2024 Lok Sabha polls from the old bastion

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav is set to go on a ‘Samajwadi Vikas Rozgar Yatra’ in Kannauj on August 6 this year, in a bid to highlight the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s neglect towards the Uttar Pradesh district. The buzz is that Mr. Yadav will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha…

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In Frames | Scent of a city

The perfume-makers of Kannauj still follow the traditional method of hydro-distillation, with their secret formula of flowers, herbs and spices

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Two killed, four injured as autorickshaw collides with pickup van in U.P.

Two women were killed in a road accident on the evening of June 16 on the Etawah-Kannauj road in U.P.

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UP: Three Die After Car Collided With Container In Kannauj

Three persons were killed when a car collided with a container truck in Talagram area of Kannauj district. Read on for details:

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Uttar Pradesh: Anger in Kannauj village after terrorists kill two of its natives in Kashmir Valley

KANPUR: Anger swept across Dannapurwa village in Kannauj after news of the killing of two of its natives in a grenade attack in Shopian of Kashmir Valley arrived on Tuesday. The villagers demanded that the terrorists responsible for the barbaric act should not be spared and terrorism should be wiped…

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Uttar Pradesh village student beaten to death by teachers for 'stealing' watch

KANNAUJ(UP): A 15-year-old boy in Madaiya village in Kannauj was allegedly locked in a room and beaten to death by three teachers who accused him of stealing a watch, police said on Tuesday.

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