For centuries, perfumers in Kannauj have worked their alchemy to create ‘liquid gold.’ Although Damask roses are cultivated in other parts of India, the varietal favors Ganges alluvial soils ...

The storied past of Kannauj, once a seat of empires and now a focal point of modern UP politics, was shaped by King Harshavardhan and those who followed him Is Kannauj the graveyard of empires?

Kannauj, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, resembles many other Indian towns, its narrow lanes brimming with activity: men on their haunches chatting; cows winding languidly around two ...

For nearly four centuries, Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh was India’s perfume capital providing second life to flowers, spices, wood and clay in the creation of attar. Challenges of the 21st century ...