Indeed nice memories, thanks Madhuri ji for sharing them. Yes I returned from
the school many times with ink spilled on my dress, my mother saying, she will
never learn closing the inkpot carefully.
Boru I shall ask my brother, if he has one from my father.
OK then
Nabha or Nalini
----- Original Message -----
From: Madhuri Pejaver
To: Gurcharan Singh ; Na Bha
Cc: efloraofindia
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:60192] Fruits & Vegetables Week: Rumex dentatus,
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
To: Na Bha
Cc: efloraofindia
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]>
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
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/
