A packet of Ganesh beedies.

Beedi brands.

A beedi (from Hindi बीड़ी, (pronounced: [ˈbidi]) also known as bidi or biri) is a thin, often flavored, South Asian cigarette made of tobacco wrapped in a tendu (or temburini; Diospyros melonoxylon) leaf, and secured with colored thread at one end. Beedies, though smaller than regular cigarettes produce three times more carbon monoxide and nicotine, and five times more tar than a regular cigarette.^[1] Tobacco content in beedies is 10-20%, and, unlike regular cigarettes, beedies do not contain added chemicals.^{[citation needed]} Like all tobacco products, use can cause various cancers. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 301 KB)Highest Producer of BEEDI in India is Mr. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 301 KB)Highest Producer of BEEDI in India is Mr. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 437 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Beedi User:Deeptrivia/Album Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 437 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Beedi User:Deeptrivia/Album Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union along with English. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Map of South Asia South Asia is a subregion of Asia comprising the modern states of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, . It covers about 4,480,000 km², or 10 percent of the continent, and is also known as the Indian subcontinent. ... Two unlit filtered cigarettes. ... Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in genus Nicotiana. ... Coromandel Ebony (Diospyros melanoxynon, also known as East Indian Ebony, or Tendu in Hindi) is a member of the genus Diospyros and one of the plants commonly known as ebony. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ...

Beedi-rolling is a cottage industry in India and are typically done by women in their homes. The process of rolling a beedi is similar to that of a handmade cigarette. The use of the term has expanded, and is used to refer to any event which allows a large number of people to lalalawork part time. ...

Due to the relatively low cost of Beedies (compared to regular cigarettes), they have long been popular among the poor in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and India. In India, 850 billion are smoked every year.^[2]

Outside South Asia

Beedies, while controversial outside of South Asia, are available in many fruity flavors (such as vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, and mango). Their availability in Indian food markets is usually under the authorities' radar, due to the markets' ethnic clientele and ostensible focus on food, drink, and provisions (and omission of alcohol products).^{[citation needed]} A 1999 survey by San Francisco's Booker T Washington Community Service Center reported that 58% of high school students in San Francisco had tried them, and 31% smoked them at least once a month. Seventy percent of packs purchased contained no warning labels, and about 40% did not contain tax-paid stamps, contributing to their low cost.^[3] Many students who have tried a beedi believe it to be less harmful than a regular cigarette due to the ease of inhalation and absence of warning labels.^{[citation needed]} Vanilla pods Vanilla is a flavouring derived from orchids in the genus Vanilla native to Mexico. ... Species 20+ species; see text The strawberry (Fragaria) is a genus of plants in the family Rosaceae and the fruit of these plants. ... Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... Species About 35 species, including: Mangifera altissima Mangifera applanata Mangifera caesia Mangifera camptosperma Mangifera casturi Mangifera decandra Mangifera foetida Mangifera gedebe Mangifera griffithii Mangifera indica Mangifera kemanga Mangifera laurina Mangifera longipes Mangifera macrocarpa Mangifera mekongensis Mangifera odorata Mangifera pajang Mangifera pentandra Mangifera persiciformis Mangifera quadrifida Mangifera siamensis Mangifera similis Mangifera... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

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