Wednesday, May 4, 2011

P for paddy

Farmer Ghani Khan grows 100 plus varieties of paddy (for seed bank) and has on his 20 acre farm over 100 odd mango trees. Each tree produces a mango variety with distinctly different taste. The ageing trees came with the ancestral land in Mandya, Karnataka , that that was a gift from Tipu Sultan to a Ghani Khan's ancestor who had served in Tipu's army.
My post for Outdoor, Watery and ABC Wednesday
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9 comments:

  1. JamaMay 4, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    I love mangoes seeing paddy field, but there's none here. We import our rice from Thailand.

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  2. Roger Owen GreenMay 4, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    productive paddy
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  3. JimMay 4, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    Top watery shot.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  4. FjällripanMay 4, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    Nice photo! I love mangos :)

    http://susannelindsfoto.blogspot.com/2011/05/en-kvall-i-odemarken.html

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  5. VioletSkyMay 4, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    I wonder which distinct variety of mango we get?

    Very good - I see that today is the 212th anniversary of the Tipu Sultan's death.

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  6. Sylvia KMay 4, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    A productive paddy indeed! What a great post for the P Day, GVK! Hope you're having a great week!

    Sylvia
    ABC Team

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  7. LindaMay 4, 2011 at 11:08 PM

    Really beautiful photos!
    So glad to have found/followed your wonderful blog!

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  8. Chubskulit RoseMay 5, 2011 at 3:02 AM

    beautiful capture!


    Watery Wednesday at my page, come and see please?

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  9. UnknownMay 7, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    A great post for P-day and interesting article from The Hindu about Ghani Khan! More power to him!

    HelenMac
    ABC Wednesday Team

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