beedi smokers, as compared with cigarette smokers, was thought to be primarily due to low total consumption of tobacco. Some added influence of smoke produced by burning of the wrapper leaf and type of tobacco used in beedies could not be ruled out. See also Paan Gutka References External links Action Plan for Beedi Women Workers The International Labor Office Beedi Cigarette types Tobacciana Tobacco in India Desi culture Smoking in India