Kandmool
Kandmool (kan-thuh-mool),[needs IPA] sometimes rendered kand mool or kand-mool, is a Hindi[citation needed] word for root vegetables.
In biology[edit]
Among other species, the term designates Lilium polyphyllum and Morina longifolia.[1] A 1908 article describes "kand mool" as "a small shrub found in the jungles, and which is also cultivated. The root is parched or boiled, and considered most edible".[2]
In Indian culture[edit]
There is a legend that when Rama (Prince of Ayodhya) was exiled to forests along with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman, the royal family used to live under a thatch roof and used to feed on kandmool.[citation needed]
Very often street vendors in India, especially around places of pilgrimage, are seen selling the so-called Ramakand or Rama chandra kandmool. These vendors claim that this is what Lord Rama ate during his period of exile. Scientific examination of this food-item has revealed it to actually be a part of the agave plant.[3]
In literature[edit]
Poet Manisha Joshi released a collection titled Kandmool (transliterated from the Gujarati) in 2013.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Jain, V.; Jain, S. K. (2017-07-01). Dictionary of Local-Botanical Names in Indian Folk Life. Jodhpur: Scientific Publishers. p. 137. ISBN 978-93-87869-57-8. Search this book on
- ↑ Innes, T. E. D. (15 June 1908). "List of Jungle Products Used by the Poor During the Famine, 1896–97". The Tropical Agriculturist and Magazine of the Ceylon Agricultural Society. 30 (6): 547.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Nimbalkar, Mansingraj S. (2011-05-10). "DNA barcoding for identification of the enigmatic plant Ramkand" (PDF). Current Science. 100 (9): 1277. JSTOR 24076585.
- ↑ Joshi, Manisha; Jadeja, Gopika (2016). "The Sadness of a Stoic: A Conversation with Manisha Joshi". Indian Literature. 60 (6): 126–133. ISSN 0019-5804.
- ↑ Joshī, Manīshā,. Kandamūḷa (Prathama āvr̥tti ed.). Mumbaī. ISBN 978-81-7997-422-3. OCLC 885313828.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) Search this book on
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