arre, the visit to the tekdi was wonderfull....

I like the colour!!
These greens from : http://esport.tpc.edu.tw

Didnt tell you all about 'Neem Ka Ped' right..and Sukhiram

ok, there was this really nice serial on Doordarshan called "Neem Ka Ped". It had Pankaj Kapoor in the lead role and he played an agricultural labourer for a landlord..


Neem Ka Ped!
This neem tree from : http://www.rogersgardens.com/


It was a simple serial..wonderfull acting by everyone., especially pankaj kapoor....probably one of the most under talked serials of all times...people speak about nukkad and hum log and also about buniyad...but no one speaks about Neem kA Ped..which i believe deserves equal respect.

Anyways, i was very impressed with the serial and i still am,... the serail talks about the life of a labourer and his landlord..about his despondency..and his loyalty..his helplessness and his angst...oh my goodness it was wonderful..

Pankaj Kapur plays the character of Budhiram or "Budhia" as everyone calls him . His wife is carrying . A loyal servant, his landlord had given hiven him a small piece of land, just sufficient for him to make a small hut for. He is very happy about it .. and feels indebted to the landlord.

But he doesnt want his child to lead the same life ...he wants him to have a better life. He decides on a name "Sukhiram" so that when it iis shortened it would still be "Sukhia" ...still a good name. And he doesnt want anyone to call him sukhiya too....the name is sukhiram,,and should be called sukhiram..


On the day , the kid is born, Budhia plants a small neem ka ped near his hut, on 'his" small of land...the neem ka ped will, he thinks grow with his sukhiram.

Often, budhia would speak to this neem ka ped , sometimes tell him what landlord was telling him, sometimes cry , sometimes just sit around.......

this neem ka ped was the mute testimony to all that Budhia went through..

he saw Sukhia, ..am sorry Sukhiram,,,play around it....
saw sukhiram going to school...
listened to budhia 's angst and fears
silently witnessed how budhia 's landlord fought with his brothers .
witnesses budhia caught in a court case ....being loyal to his landlord...
saw Sukhiram vald budhiram becoming a minister and then joining with all those who oprssed his father for long years..

it was a great serial..a sad serial....

I am stuck by Budhia's imagination, his talks with the tree.., his fears,,, his relationship with his landlord. I understand the relaionship between a landlord and his labourer is far more complex than is reported in all the newspapers.


The laborer is bonded by something more than a piece of land or a some debt ....no doubt it all existed to. opression existed. But i think, it was nt felt as much as it is made out to be....generations were burdened with loans which there forefathers took..but these has to be reasons,,why things continue.

iTS diffciult for me to explain. Those of us , who have had watched neem ka ped , would understant , perhaps....idont really know..

i wish i could watch it once more..

the serial was based on a novel by Rahi Masoom Raza
the title song of the serial was brilliant too.. sung by jagjit singh

went something like ....

Muh ki baat sune har koi,
dil ke dard ke jaane kaun,
awazon ke bazarron mein,
Khamoshi pehchane kaun....

I am telling you , the relationship is far more complex then it appears on the surface...

anyways, my little duranta has nothing to do with budhia or his neem ka ped. But i have named it sukhiram ....in rememberance of the great impact the serial has caused on me...i wish i could develop a relatedness with my little duranta ...as budhia did with his neem ka ped.

so long folks..

love

More info about apna sukhiram :)

http://hort.ufl.edu/shrubs/DURREPA.PDF



Introduction Description

This large, fast-growing, multistemmed shrub is popular as a screen or background planting, but is too vigorous and tall to use against the foundation or in small areas. The full clusters of fragrant, pale blue flowers attract butterflies in summer and are followed by bunches of golden-orange berries, popular with birds. Flowers and fruit are often found on the plant simultaneously and make an attractive show. Yellow fruit often hangs on the plant into the winter if the birds don’t eat them.



Hedge
This Hedge from : http://www.thisplace.com.au


General Information
Scientific name: Duranta repens
Pronunciation: doo-RAN-tuh REE-penz
Common name(s): Golden Dewdrop, Sky-Flower,Pigeonberry
Family: Verbenaceae
Plant type: shrub
Planting month : year round
Origin: native to Florida, US

Uses: border; mass planting; specimen; container or aboveground
planter; naturalizing; screen; reclamation plant; espalier;
foundation; attracts butterflies; cascading down a wall

Availablity: somewhat available, may have to go out of the
region to find the plant

Height: 8 to 15 feet
Spread: 10 to 15 feet
Plant habit: round; weeping
Plant density: moderate
Growth rate: fast
Texture: medium

Foliage
Leaf arrangement: whorled
Leaf type: simple
Leaf margin: serrate
Leaf shape: ovate
Leaf venation: brachidodrome; pinnate
Leaf type and persistence: evergreen
Leaf blade length: 2 to 4 inches
Leaf color: green
Fall color: no fall color change
Fall characteristic: not showy

Flower

Flower color: paleblue
Flower characteristic: pleasant fragrance; spring flowering;
summer flowering; fall flowering

Fruit

Fruit shape: round
Fruit length: less than .5 inch
Fruit cover: fleshy
Fruit color: yellow
Fruit characteristic: persists on the plant

Trunk and Branches
Trunk/bark/branches: not particularly showy; typically multitrunked or clumping stems
Current year stem/twig color: green
Current year stem/twig thickness: medium

Other

Roots: usually not a problem
Winter interest: plant has winter interest due to unusual form, nice persistent fruits, showy winter trunk, or winter flowers

Outstanding plant: plant has outstanding ornamental features
and could be planted more

Invasive potential: aggressive, spreading plant

Pest resistance: no serious pests are normally seen on the plant

Culture
Light requirement: plant grows in part shade/part sun
Soil tolerances: slightly alkaline; clay; sand; acidic; loam
Drought tolerance: high
Soil salt tolerances: poor
Plant spacing: 36 to 60 inches

Use and Management
Foliage is light green, branches are often droopy and vinelike, and the stems may have sharp spines. When frozen back in the winter, the canes make vigorous recovery and will
bloom the next season. Dewdrop will cascade over a wall to form a waterfall of color when in
bloom or fruit. Plant on four to six-foot centers to form a dense mass planting.

Preferring full sun and occasional irrigation, GoldenDewdrop will tolerate a wide range of soils and requires no special care once established.

Pests and Diseases
No diseases are of major concern.