tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291608.post2845306973274871358..comments2023-10-15T21:14:24.550+05:30Comments on under the fire star: Mango ThievesRamesh Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17448755601343354802noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291608.post-44051940510536139992020-12-12T02:15:53.936+05:302020-12-12T02:15:53.936+05:30"looking silly at a grocery store is a common..."looking silly at a grocery store is a common experience" <br /><br />Whattayy!! The grocer must be full of stories....madraskaarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950814593117445934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291608.post-31078570531903981172007-06-12T23:42:00.000+05:302007-06-12T23:42:00.000+05:30Kumar - yes, you should write it. You've describe...Kumar - yes, you should write it. You've described him vividly already. I read a book in college, a case study on the Nadars - how they organised to raise the status of their caste - in the 19th c., I think - and succeeded to an extent. I didn't know that traditionally grocers were Nadars. Thanks for an interesting comment.Ramesh Gandhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448755601343354802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291608.post-86916692383550689162007-06-12T20:03:00.000+05:302007-06-12T20:03:00.000+05:30The other thing is the changing face of grocery sh...The other thing is the changing face of grocery shops in Mds.<BR/><BR/>The neighborhood "nadar" grocer is now being replaced by foodworld/reliance like shops.<BR/><BR/>Our nadar was quite a character; ill clad, oily hair which was perpetually oiled (by his action of swiping off the excess cooking oil he would sell in micro quantities.)<BR/>He was extremely good with mental math though; we used to buy on credit and pay it off over the 1st week of the month. <BR/>We had an old dairy (so chosen for missing pages can be detected) where he would enter the daily purchases and when a page became full, he would add up the number columns in a split sec and carry over the total.<BR/><BR/>He later moved on to finance (chit funds etc) built micro valut like apts that he rented out, provided employment to several nadars from his native village ... in short he a micro ambani.<BR/><BR/>Someday when my writing skills improve, I should write up his story.<BR/>- KumarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291608.post-11999359156810402302007-06-05T01:52:00.000+05:302007-06-05T01:52:00.000+05:30What an interesting post! From the search words to...What an interesting post! From the search words to the weights of spices and back to mangoes. Wonderful reading! I'd be lost in the metric system I'm afraid.Jana Bouchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18019523068496828367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291608.post-41350604979482159732007-06-04T20:20:00.000+05:302007-06-04T20:20:00.000+05:30Thank you!Thank you!Ramesh Gandhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448755601343354802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291608.post-51110777648379662942007-06-04T18:40:00.000+05:302007-06-04T18:40:00.000+05:30Dear Nancy -You have no idea how much I relish you...Dear Nancy -<BR/><BR/>You have no idea how much I relish your posts... they give me an insight to a world that I will never quite know, and will always fascinate me.<BR/><BR/>PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291608.post-80994835739061166372007-06-04T03:57:00.000+05:302007-06-04T03:57:00.000+05:30I think if you'd ever been made to pick saffron, y...I think if you'd ever been made to pick saffron, you'd not have made the mistake.<BR/><BR/>If ever invited to do so, bring a set of tweezers.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203073725903325863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291608.post-37649595736747035872007-06-02T19:58:00.000+05:302007-06-02T19:58:00.000+05:30Your post and the response stories are all interes...Your post and the response stories are all interesting.<BR/>AT.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291608.post-19091499537517127482007-06-02T16:11:00.000+05:302007-06-02T16:11:00.000+05:30Immediately on intrucing of metric sytems of weigh...Immediately on intrucing of metric sytems of weightment I had been to nearby grocery and I orderred 5 grams of Butter without any idea how much it would be. Then the grocery man explainned me how much it is and said he is not even having such an accurate balance to weigh 5 grams and told me that I may need 500 grams of butter.R.Subramanian@R.S.Manihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08219312255602035219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291608.post-49373384926794411272007-06-01T20:21:00.000+05:302007-06-01T20:21:00.000+05:30I love stories like these - thanks to both of you....I love stories like these - thanks to both of you. (Wow! 1 kg. of milagu! Your mother would have loved that!)Ramesh Gandhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448755601343354802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291608.post-11899876803051715792007-06-01T20:02:00.000+05:302007-06-01T20:02:00.000+05:30The title and the story brings back memories : of ...The title and the story brings back memories : of when I was sent by mother to get 1Kg milagai (red chillies) for avakai from our mango trees.<BR/>I shortened it to "milagu" (pepper),<BR/>and had the same response.. well not quite, I was laughed off and asked to check with my mother again :)<BR/>- KumarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291608.post-51921074018790284382007-06-01T15:45:00.000+05:302007-06-01T15:45:00.000+05:30That was a good one Nancy. I encountered a similar...That was a good one Nancy. I encountered a similar case in a grocery store in Chennai many years back; but the ingredient then was cardamom. I think the customer lady ordered for about 100 gms and the guy in the grocery store immediately quipped "Are you having a wedding at home?"Ravihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374870799975670noreply@blogger.com