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AROUND A BEND - CARDAMOM


By Dr. R Sudarshan

As always, we were looking for excitement on the farm and stopped around a bend to see what was happening in the cardamom bush. Over a hundred pods of cardamoms glory. Our first.

Cardamom is a capsule of history and a long-time fascination of the world. Philosopher Hippocrates (yes, the guy who gave the language of oath to medicos) mentioned it. Venice was the global hub of cardamom trade from India some 10 centuries ago. At the end of Egyptian civilization in Alexandria, there was already a luxury tax on cardamom.  Ela of Sanskrit became Elettaria in Greek, but God knows why the world called it unimaginatively Cardamom.

Everyone has taken to it. Sweden uses 18 times more than per capita world average consumption and Norway uses 30 times more. Tiny Guatemala stands first in production with much more than what its native India grows. Every country has tried growing it because it is green gold.

And you thought we won't try that here in Mysore!

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A SCENT OF FRUIT, DESCENT OF JACK

By Dr. R Sudarshan

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A scent of ripe fruit pervaded the farm from a high branch of a tall jackfruit tree. The farmhands climbed atop the tree and found four prime fruits, yearning to descend. Dropped from there, they would break into pieces. Left there, there would be bird war in the air to claim the bounty.

The farmhands filled them into sacs and slowly brought them down with ropes, with care, with honor.

The store now has four prime tree-ripened jackfruits, each over 10 kilos in weight. 

A scent of the descent.

For any relevant query, message 81051 12990.

Padma Farms (Gaddige Road), Farmer's House, 1A, 13th Cross, Kalidasa Road, VV Mohalla, Mysore.

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