Thank you very much Prashant Ji i have more ghost stories, maybe one day i will share some more!
Regards, surajit On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice one Surajit ji. > Regards > Prashant > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 7:25 AM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Good morning Sir >> Now, i will be able to identify *B. juncea* and *B. napus*. Thank you >> very much. >> >> Regards, >> surajit >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 5:33 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Yes Brassica juncea >>> hanks Surajit ji for sharing >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM, surajit koley < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Sir, >>>> >>>> We have a Bengali saying, "SORSHE-R MODHYE BHUT !" >>>> Here SORSHE = mustard, MODHYE = inside, and BHUT = ghost. >>>> >>>> First, something about ghosts, our ghosts are not the European or Sam >>>> type! Ours are very much human, sans body, and often humane too! After >>>> death men become BHUT (BRAHMODOTYI, if he is a Brahmin) and women become >>>> PETNI (SANKHCHUNNI, if she belongs to Brahmin caste)!!! In those older days >>>> there were also some other ghosts, MECHO-BHUT (fish loving type), >>>> GECHO-BHUT (always stays on trees), PENCHO-BHUT (crazy type), SIRINGE-BHUT >>>> (tall lamboo ji type), SKANDO-KATA (without head) etc! >>>> >>>> Sometimes one or two Bhut become wicked and they enter into the body of >>>> good people. Then the affected person goes crazy and you need to call a >>>> OJHA to get rid of that wicked Bhut. I have heard that an OJHA burns >>>> mustard seeds to drive away the wicked Bhut out of the affected body! >>>> >>>> But what happens when the Bhut stays inside the mustard seed itself ? >>>> Nobody can answer! Or, maybe men-in-power do have an answer! >>>> >>>> Well, everybody knows how important oil-seed it is, and condiment. >>>> SORSHE is essential in our everyday life - >>>> >>>> - the only oil used in our cooking >>>> - Hilsa cannot be a hilsa without mustard oil and/or seeds >>>> - there won't be any pickle except some bland tasted sweet ones >>>> - no mouth watering Kasundi without mustard >>>> - leaves are used as SHAK sometimes >>>> - mustard oil is believed to keep your skin afresh & smooth, hair >>>> strong & black, clear mucus from nasal channel, give relief from cough & >>>> cold when applied by gentle massage on the chest & back etc >>>> - babies were kept in pillows made from mustard seeds, replacing >>>> the cotton fibres ( i forget why, possibly to maintain symmetry of the >>>> skull shape) >>>> - ......and many many more that i fail to remember now >>>> >>>> >>>> Let's move now to botanical aspect of this species. I found a few >>>> plants today (10/11/12) on a railway platform, perhaps some employee sowed >>>> some seeds there, along with a few other vegetables. >>>> >>>> Species : *Brassica juncea* L. ? >>>> H & H : cultivated plant of about 5 feet high >>>> Date : 10/11/12 >>>> Place : Hooghly >>>> >>>> Lastly, what ghosts become after death? No prize for guessing........ >>>> good night >>>> >>>> Thank you & Regards, >>>> >>>> surajit >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > --
