This is often called the king of fruits and there are so many varieties that you would get mad!
There is no Indian who does not love this fruit so much so that the latin name of the tree ends with the name of India!
Then again you also have a very popular magic trick which has been named after this fruit and tree! So much so that the most popular Magician Houdini used it in his shows (by changing the fruit since it was available only in India those days!)
Then there are a group of people who would love to eat the raw form of the fruit while many like it ripe and sweet as sugar!
Though it is named after the male gender (that’s a pun in case you did not get it!); it is loved by both!
Without further ado! The name is MANGO!
The mango, is believed to have originated in the region encompassing southeastern Asia, specifically India and Myanmar. The mango tree is officially called the Mangifera indica!
No one likes the summer too much but the two great things about them are the summer vacations and then the MANGO!
The moment you start seeing the Totapuri raw mango in the streets you know that the mango season is near!
Then during the peak season you have the whole street in orange colour! Baskets and boxes of mangoes are bought and given!
The pickling of raw mangoes would start everywhere while many would simply cut and add some chilli powder and salt and snack away!
You start getting mango rice and mango bhel and mango aam ras!
Did you know that there is a world famous trick which is name after the mango tree?
It is called the The Indian Mango Tree trick!
This is an amazing trick of generating a mango tree from a seed within few minutes. The mango seed is placed in an empty pot under a tripod formed by three sticks. The tripod is then covered with a sheet after which the pot with the seed is taken out and filled with soil. Water is poured into it and the pot is again placed under the covered sticks. Onlookers are asked to look under the cloth from time to time. After a while the performer opens out the cloth and takes out a mango plant. Then the plant seems to grow bigger under the cloth and ripe mangoes start falling and rolling out through this tent. Finally the magician removes the cloth to show a full-grown mango tree laden with fruit!
The way the sapling comes from the seed is dependent on two things though! The seed of the mango is big and the saplings of the mango tree are very flexible!
The magician takes out a mango seed from his pocket and circulates it among the viewers. Now that particular seed is genuine! But the ‘seed’ he removes is the one he had ‘planted’!
The magician has already taken a mango seed and carved the inner parts out and inserted a mango sapling in it!The seeds of some mango trees are big and the mango leaves and saplings do not show any signs of wear and tear when inserted into small spaces and then unfolded!
This is the reason why mango trees and seeds alone are always used in this trick. The sapling with the leaves are carefully folded into the seed and extracted by the magician as he works the magical rites under the cloth covering it!
Of course theory is something and practical is something else! It takes practice and timing and of course deception! If you already know the trick then it does not feel ‘magic’! The later part of the trick has been deciphered by many but some knowledge is better to be hidden!
For now just appreciate the effort of the magician and do not forget to clap! Also be proud that there are so many magic tricks named after and originating from India! Maybe take a bite of the sweet and a little sour mango while you are watching the Mango trick!
Like the mango is the national fruit of India; if there’s a national movie it could be Sholay! A quick sketch of Ramesh Sippy! It’s fifty years of Sholay!
Watch Sholay while eating mango and don’t miss the mango shooting scene!
Shubh ratri!
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