Why sandalwood (chandan) is essential in Indian rituals and spirituality

The deep, woody scent of sandalwood in homes and temples offers a profound sense of calm, connecting busy lives to moments of ...
The Conversation

How recognising cultural practices in environmental regulation can help protect natural resources like sandalwood — podcast

Conserving or protecting natural resources, like landscapes or products, can involve limiting people’s access or use. When natural resources are connected to cultural, religious or spiritual practices ...
Mathrubhumi English

Kerala’s new sandalwood rules explained: What relaxed regulations mean for private landowners

Growing sandalwood on private land in Kerala has become significantly less complicated after the State Government relaxed ...
Hindustan Times

Forest department gears up for lab test of Punjab sandalwood

The Punjab forest department is all set for sample testing of the pilot project of home-grown sandalwood trees to scientifically validate oil content and promote future commercial plantations. Farmer ...
Indiatimes

Tree for tree: Farmer axes sandalwood at Bengaluru’s legislators’ home to protest land acquisition

BENGALURU: Angered over the acquisition of his sandalwood farm for a highway project, a farmer travelled over 250 kilometres to Bengaluru and resorted to a dramatic act of defiance: he chopped down a ...