I’m Devaky, founder of MAMA SPICE, a Spice Perfumery in Marseille — Where India meets Provence. I design spice blends the way a “Parfumeur” creates perfumes.
If you take 130 spices & aromatic herbs, the potential to create blends with new fragrances & flavours that transcend geographical, cultural & social boundaries is limitless. You are limited by imagination, talent & money.
1 Mama Spice blend can have 10+ ingredients. A slightly more complex process than simply assembling them. These all–natural sensory bouquets are not just my creations, a lifetime of knowledge & wisdom gained from generations is passed on.
Their nobility grace our food since millennia, yet, we struggle to use spices here, succumb to clichés. We ignore how versatile & easy spices are to play with. To understand spices, their benefits & uses open doors to outstanding culinary potential. Spices deserve to be celebrated & elevated.
SEASONINGS REIMAGINED by Mama Spice are purveyors of Indian gastronomy. An ode to 3rd culture identity. A union of Indian spices & Provençal aromatic herbs bring a universe of unexplored new perfumes & tastes to relish.
Ready–to–use, well–balanced for all cuisines without overwhelming the natural taste of ingredients. It’s all about dosage. Épicé ≠ Piquant.
I want you to have FUN with spices! Together, we build bridges across cultures & cuisines, inspire healthier communities.
Mama Spice is a living book.
Accessible to every girl with Internet, but not always an education, in the hope it will encourage others to pave their own destiny. A survivor’s testimony to escaping an arranged marriage from India with a child, to rebuild a life of dignity, independence & respect.
When I arrived in Marseille in 2000, all I knew were 3 French words: Bonjour. Merci. Au revoir. All I had was my 3–year old, a loan for my Master’s at Kedge & our vital necessities. I went back to university, my son began kindergarten. We learnt the language, understood French culture & its people, adapted to fit–in.
Rock bottom was the foundation on which I rebuilt our lives. From the toughest, life–altering decision to leave India: Home, family, comforts & stability they provide, to:
▪︎ Be relegated to a 2nd class citizen living in an 8M² room in Luminy with a child, without any support system or financial aid.
▪︎ Be the 1st Indian hired by Airbus Helicopters.
▪︎ Gain 15+ years competencies in the corporate industry.
▪︎ The entrepreneur I’ve grown into.
Mama Spice is the footprint I leave for every girl who dares: Never give up, believe in yourself, channel ambition into reality.