Shankar Perfumery Works made an beginning in the year 1963, in cottonpet, Bangalore. The founder Shri K.R. Sathyanarayana Setty, laboured to make this unit into one of the major manufactures of "Masala" and "Scented" Agarbarthies.
Shankar Perfumery Works started into the production of Darbar bathi / Flora bathies 100 kgs. a day and it was sold only to hand full of customers at Kolkatta market, gradually sons of K.R.Sathyanarayana Setty, K.S. Shankar, K.S. Ramanath & K.S. Shiva prasad joined the business thereby strengthening the hands of K.R. Sathayanarayana Setty.

Today the production of Shankar Perfumery Works is above 2500 tons per year. Till 1983 Shankar Perfumery Works was manufacturing only Darbar bathi's and flora bathies with the limited market. Shankar Perfumery Works made a beginning with the brand "Satyam" in scented and "Kumbha" in Halmaddi / flora bathies and followed by many other successful brands. Today shankar perfumery works products like Sona Chandi Kumbha Black Diamond Mangala theepam & Cinnamon Masala / flora bathies, are very well know in international markets.Company has catering these products to the international market for the passed 2 decades.Since last decade company is striving to globalise their products 100%. As on today 35% company share is with overseas markets only.