Rashida ji WELCOME TO THE STORY-TELLERS GROUP Nabha ji, Madhuri ji, Me, Pankaj ji and now you. Such side stories add a real spice to the botanical information. Wish more members will add to this list and make the interactions more interesting and fascinating. earlier there was a good session on slates and Rumex.
-- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Rashida Atthar <atthar.rash...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks Mani ji. Please read as 'finest classical singers,' sorry for the > typo! > > regards, > Rashida. > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:46 PM, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Good peace of information Rashida ji. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mani. >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Rashida Atthar <atthar.rash...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> One interesting story mentioned in the book 'The Garden of Life' by >>> Naveen Patnaik- pg 110 is with regards to legendary singer Tansen. The >>> book mentions there is a famous tamarind tree in India which stands over the >>> tomb of the legendary Indian singer Tansen whose golden voice made him one >>> of the nine gems in Akbar's court. It is mentioned that four centuries >>> later, India's finest classical sinders still travel to Tansen's tomb to >>> pluck leaves from this tamarind tree to make into throat gargles, in the >>> hope that their voices will become as pure as Tansen's !! >>> >>> regards, >>> Rashida. >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:44 AM, mani nair <mani.na...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Gurcharan ji, the tamarind is also an ingredient in Sambhar. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Mani. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
