Thank you very much Subrata ji for this interesting information. Incidentally, the flower of this tree happens to be the State Flower of Maharashtra ... known locally as जरुल jarul, मोठा बोंडारा motha bondara, ताम्हण taamhan. Not yet come across description of its value associated to the state. I keep wondering whether it is native to the state ... most often I have found it planted in gardens and along avenues. There was a discussion on the subject of its nativity to Maharashtra State ... that - it is found growing wild in the Konkan ... I am not yet convinced.
Regards. On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Subrata Mahapatra <[email protected] > wrote: > Its Hindi and Bengali name is Jarul. It is known for its nice flowers which > are purple, violet or pink. > It is used as an avenue tree. > But why should it be called 'Pride of India' ? > In this context i may add a different perspective. This relates to > Bangladesh. In the rainy season many districts of that country get flooded > and all roads are submerged. In villages the only means of going from one > Para(Pada) or house to another is by boat. The boat is therefore mostly > prized. It should last preferably a lifetime. They found that the timber of > Jarul is the best water-resistant. Hence the folksongs speak highly of Jarul > and one often finds the countryside reverberating with boatmen's songs > expresing his pride of rowing the Jarul boat. From this perspective Jarul is > truly the pride of that country. > Regards, > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
