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Renowned poet recalls how a custard apple variety got named after Lata
Updated On: 07 February, 2022 07:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Poet and farmer Namdev Dhondo Mahanor on Sunday reminisced how custard apples cultivated in his farm came to be named after legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, with a large number of patrons calling it ‘latafal’ instead of ‘sitafal’, the Hindi term for the tropical fruit
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Namdev Dhondo Mahanor, Padma Shri awardee, renowned poet and farmer. Pic/Twitter
Mahanor said, earlier it was called ‘latafal’ only at his farm and in its vicinity, but since 1990, almost everyone calls it ‘latafal’
Renowned poet and farmer Namdev Dhondo Mahanor on Sunday reminisced how custard apples cultivated in his farm came to be named after legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, with a large number of patrons calling it ‘latafal’ instead of ‘sitafal’, the Hindi term for the tropical fruit.
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