Kannauj Perfume
Kannauj Perfume | |
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Geographical indication | |
Alternative names | Ittar |
Description | Kannauj Perfume in Uttar Pradesh |
Type | Manufactured |
Area | Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh |
Country | India |
Registered | 2013–2014 |
Material | Flowers, herbs, spices |
Kannauj Perfume, also known as Kannauj Ittar, is a traditional Indian perfume made in the city of Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh.[1]
It has been protected under the
Kannauj's perfume sector has a storied history. Due to the role of perfume production in Kannauj, the city is known as "the perfume capital of India". Additionally, one writer said that "Kannauj is to India what Grasse is to France".[3][4] An expert stated that "Kannauj has been the perfumery town of the country for thousands of years".[5]
The skills used to manufacture the perfume have been passed down through successive generations. In describing this process, one artisan said, "My family has been working in this field since three centuries and my son is the 30th generation". [citation needed]
The perfume is made from flowers and natural resources.
The perfume does not usually contain alcohol or other chemicals. [
Kannauj perfume has reached both local and international markets. Around 20 companies export to foreign countries from North America and Europe, to the Middle East, Central Asia and Oceania.[9]
See also
- List of Geographical Indications in India
- Ittar
- Kannauj
References
- ^ "UP के एक शहर की विदेशों तक फैल रही खुशबू, क्या आप जानते हैं इसकी खासियत? | Kannauj perfume history about interesting facts". Patrika News (in Hindi). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "State Wise Registration Details Of G.I Applications" (PDF). Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Geographical Indications tag for Nagpur orange, Kannauj perfume". The Times of India. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ISBN 978-3-319-19482-0.
- ^ "Life: India's perfume capital threatened by scent of modernity". The Taipei Times. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Mitti attar: Take home that lush smell of the first rain, trapped in a bottle". Hindustan Times. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "The great Indian Tadka". The Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Fading fragrance of Kannauj, India's perfume capital". Travel CNN. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Attar losing fragrance in Kannauj, perfurmers unhappy with Yadav clan". The Times of India. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- Bibliography
- Report on the marketing of sandalwood oil in India. Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India. 1986. p. 141.
- Vashist, V. N. (1978). The Essential Oil and Perfumery Industry in North India. Essential Oil Association of India. p. 63.