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…

@ 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!

http://www.snuffwork.com/menthol.htm

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.

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.

Gujarat, is that what the Sikhs use? I feel like I knew more about India stuff years ago, especially when I was a Brahmacharya. I haven’t been studying lately. I’m more on a UFO interest these days, though the Vimana interests me too.

@khalid maybe someone could get mr.snuff to get it for his shop, so we all could try it. i wonder if it would be a problem in Germany because of the swastika and the intolerance of german authorities towards the possbility that this symbol could be used in a manner totally unrelated to our sad past… however, i got some slip of tonque (fingers !!!) here XD … what i would like to get across is, i would like to taste this stuff

I was just in the Ft. Worth area of Texas, and wandered into an Indian supermarket. At first the lady had no idea what snuff was, but then when she understood “oh you want for nose…” she led me over to the powder section. Right next to the Pooja Powder were, lo and behold, three very large tins of Gujurati snuff, at $1.99 each. Needless to say,I bought all 3.

Sikhs mostly live in the state of Punjab.Its the state where I live at present.And Tom what’s about this brahmacharya?

@ Vikas Meri bivi punjabi hai

I was a Gaudiya Vaisnava Brahmacharya for a while at New Vrindaban Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra Mandir.

Did you loose a lot of weight?

Tom how long did you stay in India?and where are u now?

I did not lose weight because we ate pakoras and gulabjamuns all the time, and chapatis. @vikas it was in the USA, West Virginia ISKCON Ashram. I am in the USA now.

It’s tea time here and you’re making me hungry with all this talk about pakoras etc. I have to wait until next week when I fly out.

By the by, this Gujurati snuff keeps really well. The tins I found in Ft Worth should have been stale by now, as they were dated 2007(!), but they are still very nice with the sharp rose/ghee/talcum powder type aroma. Seems like all things Indian are made to keep.

The ones I got at a local Indian shop are rather dated too, but seem fine to me. I think overall, if unopened, snuff will last a long time.

Dry snuffs last longer than the moist types.Moist types after a periodof time lose their freshness due to loss of moisture content.

@Vikas is dead on there…I’ve yet to have any of my Dholakia, Rathnaman, or Uma to lose their aroma…Indian snuff is built to last!!

I am very eager to try the other Indian snuffs out there. I am not complaining, but Mr. Snuff has only had the 6 Photo and Dholakia lines in stock for the last couple months. If anyone finds an online source for other Indian snuffs, please both post and PM me, just to make sure I don’t miss it. I just sent an e-mail to Snuffwork, and I hope they reply. Perhaps a buyers’ group in the States could band together and put in a large enough order to make it worth the proprietors’ effort.