Dinesh ji This is what I have written earlier also. Singhara is name used for both plants. Castanea sativa is generally not sold/known outside Kashmir, and as such name singhara for areas outside Kashmir is associated with Trapa bispinosa. At the same time, both plants grow in kashmir where Castanea sativa is known as singhara and Water chestnut (Trapa natans) which grows in Kashmir as Golu. Both are roasted and eaten
-- 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 Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > ... going by entry put in ... A dictionary of the Kashmiri language by > Grierson ... at > http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=grierson&query=singhara&matchtype=exact&display=utf8 > *singhārā* looks more apt to mean the water-chestnut, the fruit of the > esculent water-lily, *Trapa bispinosa*. > > > Regards. > > > > > On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Singhara name is sometimes also used (especially in Delhi, may be also in >> Mumbai) for Trapa bispinosa, the water chestnut, eaten similarly after >> roasting and also used in the form of flour duting varats. In Kashmir they >> call it Gollu. >> >> >> -- >> >> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:17 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Rashida ji, is it different from the Singhada sold in the markets in >>> Mumbai? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Mani >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Rashida Atthar < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for sharing the pictures of this wonderful plant Sir. I have >>>> often been told by the older generation about chestnuts being freely >>>> available in Mumbai markets during the British time and few years later. >>>> >>>> regards, >>>> Rashida. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:16 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> A new plant to me thanks for sharing >>>>> Tanay >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Gurcharan Singh >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Castanea sativa from Kashmir, planted in gardens, orchards and >>>>>> roadsides. The kernels are eaten after roasting and locally known as >>>>>> singhara. Rarely reaches outside valley, because of poor keeping quality. >>>>>> Photographed from Harwan on June 16, 2010. >>>>>> >>>>>> English: Sweet chestnut, European chestnut, Spanish chestnut >>>>>> Kashmir: Singhara >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Tanay Bose >>>>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>>>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> >
