Show notes
The 7th episode of Cine Ink podcast series 'Aam Naama' takes a satirical view of the 'Mango Wars' between India and Pakistan over Rataul- a mango variety from a small town, Rataul in West UP. Listen to an excerpt from Rishta, an Urdu adaptation of Chekhov's play 'The Proposal' by Achala Sharma, using Rataul as a bone of contention between the two nations.
There's more. Once upon a time, Rataul was adjudged the best mango in the world at a mango exhibition in London in 1935. But experts say, Rataul Aam is almost on the verge of extinction and needs immediate intervention, as Pervaiz Alam and Mehr e Alam Khan devote a full episode to the origin and history of this glorious mango, The Rataul, reminding 'Ai Ehle Zamana Qadr Karo, Nayaab Na HoN, Kumyaab HaiN Hum'.
There's more. Once upon a time, Rataul was adjudged the best mango in the world at a mango exhibition in London in 1935. But experts say, Rataul Aam is almost on the verge of extinction and needs immediate intervention, as Pervaiz Alam and Mehr e Alam Khan devote a full episode to the origin and history of this glorious mango, The Rataul, reminding 'Ai Ehle Zamana Qadr Karo, Nayaab Na HoN, Kumyaab HaiN Hum'.
