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ಘಮದ ಜೊತೆ ಶುರುವಾಗೋ ಕಥೆಗಳು
Stories that begin with a scent
Every bottle began with one story. These are the ones it keeps making: evenings, glances, hugs, celebrations and quiet days, told in Kannada and English.
Ee Sanje
ಈ ಸಂಜೆ
This evening
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ಫೋನ್ ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ
Phones in the middle
"New rule. First person to touch their phone pays the whole bill." Six friends, one rooftop, and a tower of...
ಟೆರೇಸ್ ಕಮಿಟಿ
The terrace committee
Nobody remembers who named it the Terrace Committee. Five college friends, one rented flat in Jayanagar, and a standing meeting...
6:01ರ ಸಂಜೆ
6:01 pm
At 6:01 Pallavi shuts her laptop, and the group chat lights up: "Downstairs. Don't you dare say five more minutes."
ರೈಡ್ ಮುಗೀಲೇಬಾರ್ದು
The ride that shouldn't end
An office, a sunset, a motorbike and a hostel gate. The evening ride that became our first perfume.
Kannalle Kathe
ಕಣ್ಣಲ್ಲೇ ಕಥೆ
A story told in the eyes
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ಸೀನ್
Seen
Two years, four thousand memes, zero sentences. Then one "seen" in a college canteen, and a look across the table.
ಕನ್ನಡಿ
The mirror
The interview is at ten. Meghana is ready at 8:15, which gives her an hour and forty-five minutes to talk...
ಗ್ರೀನ್ ಲೈನ್
Green line
Same coach, same time, same green line, every weekday at 8:40. He reads on his phone. She reads a real...
ಬಸ್ ಮೆಟ್ಟಿಲ ಮೇಲೆ ಒಂದು ನೋಟ
One look from the bus step
A village, a jatre, a bus stop, and one look that said everything.
Yen Maaye Idu
ಏನ್ ಮಾಯೆ ಇದು?
What magic is this?
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ಬಫರಿಂಗ್
Buffering
Eleven months of Sunday movies over a lagging video call. Then, at 11:58 pm on her birthday, the screen froze...
ಮೊದಲ ಸಂಬಳ
First salary
The SMS arrives at 4:12 pm on a Wednesday: your account has been credited. Rakshit reads it four times. His...
ಅರೈವಲ್ಸ್ ಗೇಟ್
Arrivals
Two years, three time zones, one very long voice-note thread. Shreya moved to Germany for her master's. Divya stayed back...
ಮೊದಲ ತಬ್ಬುಗೆ
The first hug
Many proposals, a long no, three months apart, and a first hug that stopped time.
Haage Summane
ಹಾಗೇ ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ
Just like that
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ಅರ್ಧ ಚಮಚ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ
Half a spoon of sugar
Nothing happens in this story. That's the whole story: a Sunday, two filter coffees, and exactly half a spoon of...
ವಾಲಿದ ಬಟ್ಟಲುಗಳು
Wonky bowls
Aditya's bowls are terrible. Lopsided, too thick at the bottom, one of them shaped suspiciously like the map of Karnataka....
ಮಂಗಳವಾರದ ಸೂರ್ಯೋದಯ
Tuesday sunrise
It was a Tuesday. Nothing special about it, which was exactly the point.
ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತೈದು ವರ್ಷದ ಕನಸು
A twenty-five-year dream
Dreamy days, a green Bengaluru, and a love that needed no reason.
Zabardast
ಜಬರ್ದಸ್ತ್
Spectacular
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ಹೇಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದ್ರಿ?
How did you two meet?
Deepavali lunch, twenty-two relatives, and the one question they had rehearsed for three weeks. Then Ajji laughed.
ಬಾಲ್ಕನಿ ದೀಪಾವಳಿ
Balcony Deepavali
Nobody in Flat 4B could go home for Deepavali this year. Too many deadlines, too few train tickets, and one...
11:47ರ ಆಫರ್ ಲೆಟರ್
The 11:47 offer letter
Placement season in a Mysuru engineering hostel is a very quiet kind of loud. Everyone pretending not to refresh their...
ಲಾಲ್‌ಬಾಗ್ ಬೆಂಚ್
The Lalbagh bench
By/2 milkshakes, Lalbagh walks, and three words on a bench that lit up the sky.
Gandhada Gani
ಗಂಧದ ಗಣಿ
A treasure of sandalwood
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ಕನ್ನಡ 101 ಪ್ಲೇಲಿಸ್ಟ್
The Kannada 101 playlist
Riya from Delhi lived on three Kannada words for a year. Then her best friend made her a playlist for...
ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಾಫಿ ಕ್ಲಬ್
The Kannada coffee club
Disha's team has people from nine states. So every Friday at four: filter coffee, fifteen minutes, one useful Kannada sentence.
ಟೊರಂಟೋದಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ
Rajyotsava in Toronto
Shreyas's first November away from Karnataka. So he posted one line: "Any Kannadigas here? Rajyotsava at my place, 7 pm."
ನಮ್ಮ ನಾಡಿನ ಘಮ
The scent of our land
Our Kannada Rajyotsava edition: sandalwood, rose, and a little verse for Karnataka.
From the journal
ಘಮದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಒಂದಿಷ್ಟು
Notes on scent, names and gifting
One brushstroke: the sumi-e behind our labels
A few strokes, a lot of empty paper, and the rest is yours. The ink art behind every Sakkat Kathe...
A gift that tells a story: Deepavali and Rajyotsava guide
November brings Kannada Rajyotsava and Deepavali together. Here's which kathe to give to whom.
Mallige: Karnataka's jasmine in our perfumes
The flower in every Karnataka festival, wedding and evening braid, and where you'll find it in Sakkat Kathe.
How to choose a perfume you've never smelled
Buying perfume online feels risky. Here's how to pick one you'll love, without a tester strip.
From agarbatti to eau de parfum
Ten years of growing up among incense batches, a rollercoaster after, and the road back to fragrance.
Why our perfumes have Kannada names
Ee Sanje, Haage Summane, Yen Maaye Idu: named the way we actually talk.