I was at a local Indian grocery store today and was given a free packet of snuff by one of the owners. Perhaps Vikas can tell me more about it. Here are a couple of photos. It came in a white plasitc bag, and is a dark brown color, it is not floral or really spicey, but very strong plain tobacco flavor. I like it! 
How cool is that! A gift of snuff would be a wonderful thing. That looks very interesting, I’m looking forward to more info.
@Servetus as I can make out this is gujrati snuff.,same state from where dholakia snuff originates. In Gujrat these types are mostly used as dentifrice.
By the Servetus where do you reside?
The writing looks more Thai than Hindi. Maybe not, interesting though.
It is not Hindi it is Gujrati in fact
OK, I knew it didn’t look Hindi.
That’s a nice gift!
Man if it’s used for cleaning the teeth, does that mean they are trying to say you have bad breath? Of course I kid. That’s just what I would think if someone gave me toothpaste. Then again I don’t brush as often as recommended so…
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@ Vikas, I live in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Being a dentifrice, it is like what we here in the USA call “dental snuff”, which can also be used as nasal snuff. I have noticed there is a brand that has a “swastika” on it that is from India. @ Bob, LOL!
I have been keen to try the swastik menthol, I wrote to the manufacturer ages ago but got no reply.
I wrote to them all that I could find online. Only got a reply from one, and was told they could not mail me anything. I also tried to give them Mr.Snuff’s info. The snuff brands I really want to try(among many) is the Arora, and UMA. I think India must be the snuff capital of the world.
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You are right Tom.In India there is a huge demand for snuff,what with a population of 1.21 billion. The reason for not sending samples may be the high postal rates which may cost 10 -15 times the cost of snuff
Here’s a link for more Indian tobacco, including shisha. http://hookah1.com/index.php?main\_page=index&cPath=7&zenid=hivf9g5gma9csru0t1an2rhpc1
Hmm… I wonder what the Swastik is like? The grind? Very fine? I mean, I wonder if it’s not much different that Dholakia Sparrow Cool?
I have tried the Jai Hanuman from the same manufacturer and I am guessing it is a mentholated version. But who knows?
Ya these are Gujrati snuffs somewhat similar in grind and taste. Swastik is not perfumed only mentholated
khalid, I am guessing it’s similar probably to the Dholakia Sparrow and Sparrow Cool.
Seems likely.