Nov 20, 20224 min read
Scholarship as Soap: A Photo Essay
Some ideas don't make it. Some can exist but only for a moment, and some still are scraped and utilised to build something new. The...


Jan 8, 20223 min read
Flavours of Absence
In Spring of 2021, I took a short holiday to visit Delhi. I have been based in India over the last few years but have never had the...


Jan 1, 20212 min read
The Malli Kaapi Synesthesia Experience
In December 2020, JK DeLapp commissioned Litrahb Perfumery to create 5 Editions of this set for The Rising Phoenix Perfumery (USA).The...


Dec 9, 20203 min read
'Gul Ishaboor' - Conversation with Seher Ali Shah
The sultry-sweet scent of fresh-cut tuberoses in a vase over the kitchen counter. Placed next to it, is a crate of ripe mangoes, the...


Jun 12, 202012 min read
Mughal Garden Typology: Conversation with Dr. Nicolas Roth
There are only two types of Twitter threads that I pay close attention to: One is by historian Ali A. Olomi, an expert on Muslim...


May 11, 20208 min read
Mysore Sandalwood: Extinct or Thriving?
In 2018, at the early point of my research into perfumery raw materials, my attempts to gain clarity on the legal restrictions on...


Apr 22, 20204 min read
Postcard from Mandi
Our ongoing Interview Series explores the hidden world of fragrance and flavor through conversations with distillers, suppliers of rare...


Apr 16, 20204 min read
Postcard from Satara
Our ongoing Interview Series explores the hidden world of fragrance and flavor through conversations with distillers, suppliers of rare...


Feb 1, 20202 min read
Nag Champa for Asia Society
Artistic Commission for Asia Society NY: At the close of 2019, the VP for Global Arts and Culture Programs & Director of Asia Society...


Nov 20, 20192 min read
Edible Perfume: Malli-Kaapi
Malli-Kaapi is one of the more unusual gourmand scents that I created in 2018. Based on the scent memory of a woman who described the...


Oct 20, 20194 min read
Scent-Memories of Kaleka
*Memories of Kaleka: A special perfume commissioned by Indian artist Ranbir Kaleka. I worked on this project from August through to...


Jun 1, 20192 min read
Rosa x Labor of Loaf
In Spring 2019, baker and essayist Pooja Makhijani collaborated with Litrahb Perfumery on a multi-sensory project that brought our...


Jul 1, 20183 min read
The Smell of Grass, Rain, Night - by Dain Said, Film Maker
The Smell of Grass The smell of something and its imprint on the memory depends on its accompanying temperature. Kuala Lumpur streets are...

