Our countryside,are filled with many heroic tales to tell.The people here,routinely perform such tasks which you or i would never be able to perform,and rather,wish to see at a circus.
This is part 1 of next severals,to describe moments of my visit to a north Bihar district called ” Madhubani “.I will provide the links as i write more.
At most of the villages of the northern districts of Bihar,there grows a tree similar to coconut tree that you may have seen.It belongs to the same family.The local people call it “TAADI”.
It bears fruits similar to coconut at its top,but have different properties.Its juice and secretions are “ALCOHOLIC” in nature.Thus it has a limited consumption.
It is called poor man’s wine,because its so cheap to procure.You only need a tree and some heroic effort to climb it,in order to get it for free.
If you dont have a tree or cant climb it,you may spend rupees 10 or something,and get an ample amount.
How it is collected-
A bunch of people have their own set of trees.One or two of them climb the tree with an earthen pots tied to their belly.At the top,they cut a stalk that starts oozing the watery discharge,something similar to a rubber plant.The pot is tied and left for whole day,only to be collected at night.
The group gets together and the party goes on.
It was a charming day for india at beijing olympics where India managed to pull their first gold after a gap of 28 years since 1980 hockey gold medal.
) and i want to Listen to our national anthem several times. 