Sorry for the comment, If you had earlier mentioned the name of the plant used for the construction of the hedge, I would have definitely refrained making the earlier comment.
On Feb 16, 6:14 pm, kaysat tiwari <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > If anyone knows any more detail about this hedge in Etawah district then I > can look for it and show the photo of remains. > Soon I will be in Etawah, Karhal, Mainpuri, Jasrana, Shikohabad,Kurawali and > Etah area looking for Sarus crane and Pelicans. > Regards. > Satyendra > > On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > ghosh Babu, it was fascinating to know about the Great Hedge. More of such > > material should be encouraged on this site. This site is certainly more than > > an identification parade. > > akbhatt > > > On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 9:39 PM, figtree <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Fascinating! But I wonder whether it has any relation with Indian > >> Trees, particularly tree pics. > > >> On Feb 15, 8:04 pm, JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Thanks for posting this. > >> > The original book by Sleeman is available at: > > >> >http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15483 > >> > Janaki Turaga > > >> > On 2/15/09, Ashwin Baindur <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > In the years before the Mutiny, the British constructed a hedge, a > >> very > >> > > large and long hedge, halfway across India for the mundane reason of > >> > > preventing salt smuggling. John Company, it seems, also fattened > >> itself by > >> > > making poor labourers pay two months wages for a year's supply of > >> salt. This > >> > > hedge was manned and guarded like the Maginot line. An Englishman, > >> read > >> > > about it in Henry Sleeman's ''*Rambles and Recollections of an Indian > >> > > Official* '', came to India and found it.... > > >> > >http://thebutterflydiaries.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/taxmans-hedge/ > > >> > > Enjoy... > > >> > > Ashwin > > >> > > -- > >> > > Warm regards, > > >> > > Ashwin Baindur > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > > Col Ashwin Baindur > >> > > OIC Corps Archive & Museum, > >> > > CME, Dapodi Pune 411031 > >> > > ------------------------------------------- > >> > > Tel:020-27147976 (R), Mob :09923454462 > >> > > Alternate > >> > > email:[email protected]<email%[email protected]> > >> <email%[email protected] <email%[email protected]>> > >> > > Blog:http://thebutterflydiaries.wordpress.com/ > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > > ''We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals.'' > > >> > > - Quarry worker's creed > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Hide quoted text - > > >> > - Show quoted text - > >> My blogsite is at: > >>http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com > >> And the photo site: > >>www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ > > -- > Satyendra K.Tiwari. > Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist, Tour Leader > H.NO 139, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya. > M.P. India 484-661 > To know more about Bandhavgarh visit following > links.http://skayinbandhavgarh.blogspot.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/satyendraphotographyhttp://tigerdiaries.blogspot.comwww.kaysat.com > SKAY'S CAMP is awarded QUALITY rating by Tour Operator For Tigers (TOFT). > 00-91-7627-265309 or 09425331209- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
