Thanks Mani ji. Please read as 'finest classical singers,' sorry for the typo!
regards, Rashida. On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:46 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > Good peace of information Rashida ji. > > Regards, > > Mani. > > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Rashida Atthar > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> One interesting story mentioned in the book 'The Garden of Life' by Naveen >> Patnaik- pg 110 is with regards to legendary singer Tansen. The book >> mentions there is a famous tamarind tree in India which stands over the tomb >> of the legendary Indian singer Tansen whose golden voice made him one of the >> nine gems in Akbar's court. It is mentioned that four centuries later, >> India's finest classical sinders still travel to Tansen's tomb to pluck >> leaves from this tamarind tree to make into throat gargles, in the hope that >> their voices will become as pure as Tansen's !! >> >> regards, >> Rashida. >> >> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:44 AM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Gurcharan ji, the tamarind is also an ingredient in Sambhar. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Mani. >>> >>> >>> >> >
