Dear rashida Ji, I am adding links where you can see how Chinar charcoal is made and how it looks.. http://autarmota.blogspot.com/2010/01/kangris-charcoal-and-winter-of-kashmir.html
http://autarmota.blogspot.com/2009/12/making-kangri-charcoal-from-dry-chinat.html Regards tanay On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 8:18 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Madhuri ji > It was not diversion rather important interjunction. Chinar tree being huge > deciduous tree loses its leaves in October-November. Locals gather these > leaves into heaps, burn them under control (rather ground fire with only > smoke and not flame coming out) so that these leaves are converted into > flakes of charcoal. Locals use these in their Kangri, which may remain > heated for up to two days with one filling of Chinar charcoal. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thank you very much for sending these photos. >> In our young age there was a song in marathi in which there was a >> comparison of Chinar tree with Termerind tree!! >> After looking at your photos i really feel like laughing like Tanay Ha Ha >> Ha, though it may not suit my age! >> the song was >> He chincheche zad dise maj chinar vrukshapari >> Disashi tu disashi tu disashi tu navtaruni Kashmiri >> that is this termerind tree looks to me as a chinar tree and you like a >> Kashmiri beautiful lady. >> sorry for diversion from identification of trees >> Madhuri >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* mani nair <[email protected]> >> *To:* Balkar Arya <[email protected]> >> *Cc:* indiantreepix <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Mon, 17 May, 2010 5:53:30 PM >> >> *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:35023] Chinar Tree >> >> Dear friends, >> As promised I am sending some photos of Chinar trees taken in Kashmir. >> Hope you like it. >> Regards, >> Mani. >> >> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 9:18 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thank u all >>> Can anyone suggest a nursery from where i may have plants of Chinar >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> -- >>> Dr Balkar Singh >>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>> Haryana-132103 >>> 09416262964 >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.

