[Assam] Bhat Kerela Tragedy

Tue Jun 15 19:44:56 PDT 2010

>Does anybody know a remedy? One of our friends from Assam (Tinsukia to be
precise) suggested I put a Mekhela on the plant. Does it work?

Hehehehe! I've tried the mekhela trick on some jikka, a few years ago. No
dice. These plants have become too sophisticated to fall for this.

That was a good one....

--Ram

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Dilip and Dil Deka <dilipdeka at yahoo.com>wrote:

> We got a Bhat Kerela Alu from Assam, planted it, saw beautiful deep green
> creepers climbing on the oak trees, saw gazillions of flowers.
> But the flowers did not produce the Kerelas that we wanted. The story
> repeated for about five years. The plant (now plants) comes back every
> spring and I hack them off wherever I see them - I am that mad at the
> unisexual behavior of the plant.
> Does anybody know a remedy? One of our friends from Assam (Tinsukia to be
> precise) suggested I put a Mekhela on the plant. Does it work?
> And if so, why and how? My scientific mind tells me that the same plant
> (now several) must produce male and female flowers to produce fruits.
> Dilip, Houston, TX
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com>
> To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world <
> assam at assamnet.org>
> Sent: Tue, June 15, 2010 8:48:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [Assam] ‘I Am An Assamese, A Bengali And A S ylheti. What
> Exactly Am I?’ Anurag Rudra 'a write up appeared Tehelka
>
> Thanks Mohan,
>
> We try to grow a few things like lao and jika. Some years we get lucky &
> not
> in others. We will have to try this link.
>
> --Ram
>
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Mohan Palleti <mpalleti at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Ram:
> > I grew Bhat Kerela from a few alu's. I have the first few flowers
> blooming.
> > I am keeping my fingers crossed.
> > Ou tenga (elephant apple) plant I bought from www.toptropicals.com
> >
> > It is still a sappling. I am trying to see if I can save it thru winter.
> >
> > Mohan
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com>
> > To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world <
> > assam at assamnet.org>
> > Sent: Tue, Jun 15, 2010 5:41 pm
> > Subject: Re: [Assam] ‘I Am An Assamese, A Bengali And A S ylheti. What
> > Exactly Am I?’ Anurag Rudra 'a write up appeared Tehelka
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Great assessment,  Mohan. You are absolutely correct in saying, you are
> what
> >
> > you choose to be - ie. defining yourself. The write-up by Anurag is
> >
> > well-written & from the heart, and most netters will be able to relate to
> >
> > something or the other in what he wrote.
> >
> >
> >
> > But to more important questions: How did you grow bhaat kerela & ou
> tenga?
> >
> > I don't think we have seen either of these in this area :-)
> >
> >
> >
> > Best of luck to Anurag, and hope to see more of his writings in future.
> >
> >
> >
> > --Ram
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Mohan Palleti <mpalleti at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Anurag:
> >
> > > This is beautifully written article. I liked the honest expression
> about
> >
> > > your feelings.
> >
> > > I being a half telugu and a half assamese by birth, I could relate very
> >
> > > well with you. I lived in Assam as a young child and moved to Hyderabad
> >
> > > therafter. I had asked the same question to myself. What am I?
> >
> > >
> >
> > > The answer is very simple. You are what you choose to be. And in the
> >
> > > process you do not have to forget where you came from. You set the
> trend for
> >
> > > the coming generations and you blend into a culture you choose to.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > We lived in Hyderabad since 1973, And yet our house was a waterhole for
> a
> >
> > > lot of Assamese folks who visited Hyderabad. My mother passed away a
> few
> >
> > > months ago. She was like a moher to a lot of young assamese folks who
> live
> >
> > > and work in Hyderabad.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Although I have been living in the US for over a decade and speak 4
> >
> > > different languages at home. I grow dhekia xaak, bhat kerela, ou tenga
> in my
> >
> > > garden and have loads of Khorisa  in my referigerator. It wont be hard
> for
> >
> > > you to guess what I consider myself to be.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > I hope you get to read this email.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Cheers!
> >
> > > Mohan Palleti
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > > From: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at gmail.com <lt%3Bcmahanta at gmail.com<lt%253Bcmahanta at gmail.com>
> >>
> >
> > > To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world
> &
> >
> > > lt;assam at assamnet.org <lt%3Bassam at assamnet.org> <
> lt%3Bassam at assamnet.org <lt%253Bassam at assamnet.org>>>
> >
> > > Sent: Tue, Jun 15, 2010 9:53 am
> >
> > > Subject: Re: [Assam] ‘I Am An Assamese, A Bengali And A S ylheti. What
> >
> > > Exactly Am I?’ Anurag Rudra'a write up appeared Tehelka
> >
> > >
> >
> > > That is a believable, poignant story, Sushanta. Thanks for sharing.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > The indignities that young Anurag had to endure, hopefully, were not in
> >
> > > vain and his account,
> >
> > > hopefully would help turn things for the better.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Many of us in this forum have worn different shoes. And we too wore the
> >
> > > ones that
> >
> > > Anurag had worn,at times of being a minority, foreign, alien etc. and
> at
> >
> > > times of a dominant
> >
> > > group wearing the halo of being an indigenous. It has helped us become
> >
> > > fuller, better people.
> >
> > > That said, I do realize that those of us in the US or other counties
> with a
> >
> > > rule of law have not, would not
> >
> > > ( except as rare exceptions) have to undergo some of the more blatant
> and
> >
> > > overt acts
> >
> > > of discrimination, bullying or even physical assaults that someone in
> >
> > > Anurag's shoes might have.
> >
> > > That is where the rule-of-law plays a critical role, one that is absent
> in
> >
> > > Indian governance, not
> >
> > > just Assam's, part of the dysfunctional state of desi-demokrasy as I
> call
> >
> > > it.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > I agree with MM's advice: To be positive and ASSERTIVE. He has no
> reason to
> >
> > > be
> >
> > > confused about his many identities, much less be apologetic. Long ago,
> I
> >
> > > learned
> >
> > > to choose my first and foremost identity to be the human one. My many
> other
> >
> > > identities
> >
> > > fall into place, without conflict and without apologies!
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Pass this on to Anurag, if you can. I wish him all the best.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > c-da
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > On Jun 14, 2010, at 12:05 PM, Sushanta Kar wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Dear
> >
> > > > Friends,
> >
> >
> > > > You will find this write up something interesting. Anurag is a B.A
> >
> > > > student
> >
> >
> > > > of Cotton College. By this time he has earned a well reputation as a
> >
> > > > poet in
> >
> >
> > > > English. Here he has raised a few question on the identity crisis of
> >
> > > > the
> >
> > > > sylhetis of the state:
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
> http://www.tehelka.com/story_main45.asp?filename=hub190610personalhistories.asp
> >
> > >
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > Sushanta Kar
> >
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