Yes Madhuri ji and Nabha ji I feels good to to peep into the past childhood. Yes you reminded me, from the hollow kalam (made from a cane which could be Arundo, Acorus, Saccharum, Bamboo, etc.) we migrated into early pens consisting of a solid wooden rod with a narrow tip into which we would fit a special metallic nib having nib at one end and ring at the other which would fit into the rarrow end of wooden rod. I don't remember any special name for that (like your TaK) but have used them in plenty on paper, before we started using regular plastic pens.
-- 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, Jan 13, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Nabhaji > (I think it is equally nice name as Nalini) > > As what I remember we had both Boru and Tak in childhood. > According to my memory Boru is made up of a reed grass/ bamboo whis is > hollow, thin.It used to one internode ( as per present scientific knowlege) > long. It had the slanting tip which had to be dipped in ink (Royal ink/ > Camlin ink, if you remember) and then to be writen on the paper. The tip > used to get warn off and we used to sharpen it. > Tak was a solid rod of wood, on the tip of which use to be fitted a mtalic > Nib, which was dipped in ink and written on paper. > For this we used to carry ink bottles to shool and many a times spill it on > uniforms, those days we never had Surf Exell. > As per my undersanding Kalam is a urdu word which is used for pen like > object with which we write. I donot knw seperate wors for Boru and Tak in > Urdu or Hindi. > > As for slate we also used to have real slates which we use to shine(Ghota0 > with the coal. Every sunday was that programme. On this we use to write with > pencil of some cabonate. > Nice memories > Madhuri > > --- On *Wed, 12/1/11, Na Bha <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Na Bha <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:60175] Fruits & Vegetables Week: Rumex > dentatus, > To: "Gurcharan Singh" <[email protected]> > Cc: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, 12 January, 2011, 10:40 PM > > > 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<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > *To:* Na > Bha<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > *Cc:* > efloraofindia<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > *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 > <[email protected]<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[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<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > *To:* Nidhan > Singh<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > *Cc:* tanay > bose<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>; > efloraofindia<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[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]<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[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/ > > > > >
