I apologise if my comment hurt anybody. Fine, if some one wants to write about the great hedge , nicer would be if it came with some reference and a photograph. You may visit any village in India, you will find hedges of different types, dependinding on the phytogeogarphic location. It may consist of Pedilanthus, Jatropha, Zizyphus, Duranta, Moringa, Acacia, even dwarf bamboos, serving different purposes. In urban houses , hedges serve different purpose and are mainly made of Amaranthus, Murrya, Ixora etc. mostly for decorating purpose. Plum hedge is mainly meant to protect the land from grazing cattles, as goats and stray cows. In wars earlier, artificial hedges were erected to camouflage the movement of the troop. Historic events are always fascinating, personally I feel it should come along with some context. Pl. excuse me if I have hurt any body.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Ashwin Baindur <[email protected]>wrote: > Please do not feel apologetic. I do post a lot of blog entries. The reason > I do that is it gives more expression to my creativityto write articles for > my blog than just reading or making email posts. When I know a blogpost is > not quite relevant I usually add the words 'blogpost' or 'general nature > writing' so that people are forewarned. > > Anyway, thanks to all for the support from the group of which I was till > recently a silent member. I'm sure figtree meant well. > > Ashwin Baindur > > (http://thebutterflydiaries.wordpress.com/) > > On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 8:07 PM, figtree <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> 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]>> >> > >> <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 <http://h.no/> 139, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya. >> > M.P. 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