Nabha ji The kalam I am talking about is usually made of cane (Arundo donax in Kashmir; Saccharum spp. in warm climate), oblique cut at one end with split tip like we have in ink pen.
-- 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 8:45 PM, Na Bha <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > *To:* Nidhan Singh <[email protected]> > *Cc:* tanay bose <[email protected]> ; > efloraofindia<[email protected]> > *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/ > >
