And then one day, our forests, the indegenous home of sandalwood, suddenly ran out of this precious resource.

DEFORESTATION I SMUGGLING I DISEASE

Without access to its heartwood, we collectively forgot about this wonder ingredient. But over the last two decades, our country has slowly reclaimed this lost piece of heritage by increasing plantations, and foraging for fallen trees.

And now it is finally time to go back to our roots, and rediscover sandalwood.