Photos 23 July 2015

Bidi cigarettes made in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India.

India’s government has raised taxes, required graphic warnings on packages, and barred smoking scenes in films as it seeks to reduce tobacco use and fight related illnesses that kill a million Indians annually.

Cigarettes currently account for 12 percent of all tobacco consumed in India, half the rate two decades ago, said Yogesh Deveshwar, chairman of Asia’s third-biggest listed tobacco-seller ITC Ltd.

The nation consumes nearly 10 times as many bidis, a cheaper form of hand-rolled cigarettes, according to a World Health Organization report in August.

Photographer: Udit Kulshrestha/Bloomberg  

A woman rolls tobacco inside a tendu leaf to make a bidi cigarette at her home in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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An employee arranges bidi cigarettes into bundles at the Sarkar Bidi Factory in Kannauj.
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An employee lifts a tray of bidi cigarettes to roast in a furnace at the Sarkar Bidi Factory.
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An employee inspects a tray of bidi cigarettes roasting in a furnace at the Sarkar Bidi Factory.
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An employee inspects trays of roasted bidi cigarettes at the Sarkar Bidi Factory.
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An employee performs quality inspections on a tray of bidi cigarettes at the Sarkar Bidi Factory.
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Wrapped bundles of Samrat brand of bidi cigarettes sit in a pile at the Sarkar Bidi Factory.
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