Yes, :-) And nice to note the 'Telegu' as opposed to Telugu. :-)) Actually it was something like: "stones the colour of frankincense, sweeter than figs or honey" [1] - referring to Khand; this was in 326BC. Arthatshasthra of the same time also refers to the whole gamut of products of sugarcane.
[1] JB Hutchinson (ed), Diversity and Change in the Indian Subcontinent, Cambridge University Press, 1974. __r. On 2/8/08, Radhika, Y. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > in Telegu, it is Panchadara and chakkira. my understanding is that there is > a greek account in Alexander's time that refers to the sugarcane > as producing "honey without bees". > > On Feb 8, 2008 8:35 AM, Ramjee Swaminathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: <snip>
