Herbal cosmetics in ancient India with a treatise on planta cosmetica / Kunda B. Patkar & P.V. Bole.

  • Patkar, Kunda B.
Date:
1997
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Credit: Herbal cosmetics in ancient India with a treatise on planta cosmetica / Kunda B. Patkar & P.V. Bole. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Kunda B. Patkar (nee Saptarshi) hails from a family of Sanskrit Pandits. After her graduation she applied her mind to a study of plants used in ancient cosmetics and compiled the contents of this book as part of her course work for her M.Sc. degree from Bombay University. Married to a surgeon working in Dubai and the mother of two sons, she gives discourses on religion and culture. She has been working for several years in the field of education, including teaching and administration, in India and the middle east. Contd.... 2nd Flap