Good morning Sir Now, i will be able to identify *B. juncea* and *B. napus*. Thank you very much.
Regards, surajit On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 5:33 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Brassica juncea > hanks Surajit ji for sharing > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sir, >> >> We have a Bengali saying, "SORSHE-R MODHYE BHUT !" >> Here SORSHE = mustard, MODHYE = inside, and BHUT = ghost. >> >> First, something about ghosts, our ghosts are not the European or Sam >> type! Ours are very much human, sans body, and often humane too! After >> death men become BHUT (BRAHMODOTYI, if he is a Brahmin) and women become >> PETNI (SANKHCHUNNI, if she belongs to Brahmin caste)!!! In those older days >> there were also some other ghosts, MECHO-BHUT (fish loving type), >> GECHO-BHUT (always stays on trees), PENCHO-BHUT (crazy type), SIRINGE-BHUT >> (tall lamboo ji type), SKANDO-KATA (without head) etc! >> >> Sometimes one or two Bhut become wicked and they enter into the body of >> good people. Then the affected person goes crazy and you need to call a >> OJHA to get rid of that wicked Bhut. I have heard that an OJHA burns >> mustard seeds to drive away the wicked Bhut out of the affected body! >> >> But what happens when the Bhut stays inside the mustard seed itself ? >> Nobody can answer! Or, maybe men-in-power do have an answer! >> >> Well, everybody knows how important oil-seed it is, and condiment. SORSHE >> is essential in our everyday life - >> >> - the only oil used in our cooking >> - Hilsa cannot be a hilsa without mustard oil and/or seeds >> - there won't be any pickle except some bland tasted sweet ones >> - no mouth watering Kasundi without mustard >> - leaves are used as SHAK sometimes >> - mustard oil is believed to keep your skin afresh & smooth, hair >> strong & black, clear mucus from nasal channel, give relief from cough & >> cold when applied by gentle massage on the chest & back etc >> - babies were kept in pillows made from mustard seeds, replacing the >> cotton fibres ( i forget why, possibly to maintain symmetry of the skull >> shape) >> - ......and many many more that i fail to remember now >> >> >> Let's move now to botanical aspect of this species. I found a few plants >> today (10/11/12) on a railway platform, perhaps some employee sowed some >> seeds there, along with a few other vegetables. >> >> Species : *Brassica juncea* L. ? >> H & H : cultivated plant of about 5 feet high >> Date : 10/11/12 >> Place : Hooghly >> >> Lastly, what ghosts become after death? No prize for guessing........ >> good night >> >> Thank you & Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > --
