As diverse and living in different time zones so to say, as India is, here's a use mentioned in the same source as above, which is the reality of our country--the author mentions that tree is of greatest use to the poor tribes of our country who live in the forest. In times of famine they husk the tamarind seeds, which are than boiled and powered into flour to make bread.
regards, Rashida. On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > :)... there are many such stories. I think I will try adding some from > time to time....it will be fun to read!! > Pankaj > > > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > 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. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
