Subject changed from >> Re: [efloraofindia:60136] Fruits & Vegetables Week:
Rumex dentatus,
to Fw: [efloraofindia:60139] Alstonia scholaris in fruit
----- Original Message -----
From: Na Bha
To: Gurcharan Singh
Cc: efloraofindia
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:60136] Fruits & Vegetables Week: Rumex dentatus,
Very interesting information Prof. Singh ji.
I used a real slate. I wish i had made my own slate the way you have
described.
My grandfather told us about Dhulpati. The used to spread dust over a plate
and write in that.
The wooden pen (kalam ) you are writing about, is a wooden pen? My father
used to use Boru, which is made from Bamboo. But kalam ist different is it?
I don't have a boru here with me and can't post a foto of it. But i have the
squeak sound of it in my ears.
Regards
Nalini
----- Original Message -----
From: Gurcharan Singh
To: Nidhan Singh
Cc: tanay bose ; efloraofindia
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:60136] Fruits & Vegetables Week: Rumex dentatus,
Since there has been a lot of discussion in another thread about the use of
Alstonia scholaris wood for making slates for school children (hence the name
scholaris), those who must have used wooden slates (Takhti) must be knowing
that there are two ways of doing this:
1. First ways is to smear the surface of slate with a suspension of white
clay, allow it to dry and then wright with normal ink using wooden pen
(kalam)........black/blue black on white.
2. Second way includes moving slate over a flame of oil lamp in such a way
that it gets covered with soot. The next step is to rub the fresh leaves of
Rumex so that the soot sticks firmly on the slate, and then rub back of inkpot
on the slate to give it a shine (ghota). This black slate is then written on
using the suspension of white clay.........white on black
--
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 Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hi,
It becomes a nuisance when it comes along with wheat. You might be
aware that this is troublesome weed in wheat harvesting areas of our
region. I actually didn't know about it being used as a vegetable.
Thanks for the info.
Regards,
--
Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227
--
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/
