Shakarkandi is commonly used name in North India, eaten boiled or roasted; a favourite chaat.
-- 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, Sep 23, 2010 at 8:47 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > I have never heard this name this may be the term used in chest Bengali but > not colloquial. > Tanay > > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear Tanay ... hoping শকরখন্দ sakarakhanda is a valid name too. >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 5:03 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dinesh ji we call it Ranga/ Misti Alu in bengali which means red/sweet >>> potato >>> Tanay >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:24 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> ... commonly known as: sweet potato • Bengali: শকরখন্দ sakarakhanda • >>>> Gujarati: રતાલુ ratalu • Hindi: मिठा आलु mita alu, शकरकंद shakarkanda • >>>> Kannada: ಸಿಹಿ ಗೆಣಸು sihi genasu, ಗೆಣಸು ಗಡ್ಡೆ genasu gadde • Konkani: कणंग >>>> kananga • Malayalam: kappakelengu, madhurakkilannu • Manipuri: mangra • >>>> Marathi: रताळी ratali, रताळूं ratalu • Sanskrit: पिण्डालु pindalu, रक्तालु >>>> raktalu, स्थूलकन्द sthulakanda • Tamil: சக்கரவள்ளிக்கிழங்கு >>>> sarkaraivallikizangu • Telugu: గెనుసుగడ్డ genusu gadda, కందగడ్డ kanda gadda >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Gurcharan Ji >>>>> >>>>> It is grown in our area >>>>> i will try to catch its flower >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Dr Balkar Singh >>>>> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >>>>> Arya P G College, Panipat >>>>> Haryana-132103 >>>>> 09416262964 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Tanay Bose* >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >>> Department of Botany. >>> University of British Columbia . >>> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >> > > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > [email protected] > >
