Squeak yes, if you write pressing it hard
-- 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 10:40 PM, Na Bha <nabha-megh...@gmx.de> wrote: > Thanks, > perhaps Boru is also made of cane. Yes, it had oblique cut etc.etc. Does > Kalam squeak? > Can anyone from Maharashtra explain Boru? > Regards > Nalini > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> > *To:* Na Bha <nabha-megh...@gmx.de> > *Cc:* efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 12, 2011 5:57 PM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:60136] Fruits & Vegetables Week: Rumex > dentatus, > > 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 <nabha-megh...@gmx.de> 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 <singh...@gmail.com> >> *To:* Nidhan Singh <nidhansingh...@gmail.com> >> *Cc:* tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> ; >> efloraofindia<indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> *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 >> <nidhansingh...@gmail.com>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/ >> >> > >
