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The Emperor of Scent : A true story of Perfume and Obsession  A terrific piece of literature depicting struggle of a brilliant min, fighting alone amidst intellectul tyranny, a revelation of academic process to understand the most basic of human instinct "Smell". The Emperor of Scent : A true story of Perfume and Obsession written by Chandler Burr, published by The Random House in 2002, is the story of Luca Turin, a scientist working in the area of smell and odour. The book is divided into 2 parts namely creation and wa r; each having 4 chapters. The chapter Mystery starts with exploring the mystery behind Smell and its scientific and financial aspects as Nobel prize for smell and its scientific explanation is still under research without any cogent explanation unlike hearing where a scientific surety has been established on the process governing hearing and sound. Second is the industry of smell which is not limited to perfumes and cosmetics but contributes majorly in food, ...

This blog post comes after a very long time. I may offer countless reasons for the same but none will be justified now because the lockdown has given ample time for introspection that nothing was or is unavoidable and no work was so urgent that I could have skipped my occasional blog post. If not any gyan or random topic I could have easily put in my book reviews which are though dwindling in number. So, the first book I completed in the lockdown was “An Area of Darkness” by Sir Vidiya S. Naipaul published in 1964. I must say that it was my bad luck that I never got opportunity to read V.S. Naipaul due to my myopic vision as I was engrossed with either UPSC CSE related books, investigative journalism or spirituality-oriented topics. This was a random and not a deliberate choice and I must accept that random choice was rewarding and more so like my pet line “Whatever happens, happens for good” and I promise that I’ll be picking more Naipaul’s from the shelves afterwards and...