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In Pakistan, Rooh Afza scents memories and refreshes souls

In 1907, a herbalist in Old Delhi made a cordial to refresh his patients, inadvertently launching a scarlet empire.

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Hasnain says:

Really interesting read on the origins of Rooh Afza and how it’s been developed over the years.

“Hakim Majeed could not have known on that summer day in 1907 that in 40 years, India as he knew it would cease to exist, as the subcontinent was cleaved in two and his own family was split between India and the new country of Pakistan. He could not have guessed that his work would survive the bloodshed of partition. That in the decades to come, Rooh Afza would travel far beyond the lanes of Old Delhi to 37 countries. That in the alchemy of his simple ingredients was the beginnings of a scarlet empire.”

Posted on 2022-04-26T09:56:56+0000