The Purple Bean

13 Apr 2021 • 2 min read

Mangoes of India

Mangoes are native to India and other parts of the Indian sub-continent. Today, they grow in many tropical regions around the world. There are all sorts of mangoes. India alone boasts of over 1,500 different varieties or cultivars. Each type is special for a different reason. Some raw mangoes

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13 Apr 2021 • 9 min read

Venkat and The Mango Tree

Eight-year-old Venkat looked out of the window at a large mango tree full of fruit. He sighed and tightly closed his eyes. “Just the one tree,” he prayed with full faith. “If you just give me access to just that mango tree for just this summer, Hanumanji, I won’t complain about the lockdown at all.”

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