Nice one Surajit ji. Regards Prashant On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 7:25 AM, surajit koley < [email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > -- > > > > --
