Stuge Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 Lucknow: A new variety of mango, harvested at Uttar Pradesh’s famous mango centre Malihabad, has been named Nirbhaya after the 23-year-old Delhi girl who was brutally gangraped December 16 last year and died of her injuries two weeks later. The new variety, its grower Kaleemullah Khan said, was his way of honouring the bravery and spirit of the young physiotherapist, whose rape and death galvanised the entire nation. Khan, who has been awarded with a Padma Shri, said he had planted the tree three years ago and was surprised that it bore fruit in such a short span. This year, he added, the mangoes were ‘slightly small’ but the next harvest would be hopefully be normal. Khan, 57, is a venerated mango grower and has his name registered in the Limca Book of World Records for growing 300 varieties of mangoes on a single tree. In 1999, he grew 54 varieties of mangoes on a single tree and gifted the tree to the president. This tree still finds place in the Mughal Gardens at the sprawling Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. In the past, Khan has named new mango varieties after celebrities like actresses Aishwarya Rai and Nargis, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. .Mango which is being shown as a object of lust in the slice ad is now being named after rape victim :facepalm:
Prakat Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 Anything which keeps her memory alive in the public domain is worth appreciating.
FischerTal Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 i think his intentions were noble. nothing wrong about that, but yes it could be misinterpreted by our bhains buddhis in north india, especially
Stuge Posted May 23, 2013 Author Posted May 23, 2013 i think his intentions were noble. nothing wrong about that' date=' but yes it could be misinterpreted by our [u']bhains buddhis in north india, especially I never said his intentions are bad ,but I didn't felt right naming something after her .
FischerTal Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 I never said his intentions are bad ' date='but I didn't felt right naming something after her .[/quote'] true, i think her family and her name should just be left alone now. if they dont want to be in limelight, why force it on them?
rkt.india Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 Wasnt Nirbhaya just a symbolic name? It was not real.
FischerTal Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 Wasnt Nirbhaya just a symbolic name? It was not real. yes, media name. her real name was jyoti singh pandey
Crookbond Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 I don't see anything wrong. Nirbhaya after all is a moniker and means fearless. It is an honor - Tendulkar too had a mango named after him IIRC (Tdigi can testify).
adi B Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 yes' date=' media name. her real name was jyoti singh pandey[/quote'] use spoilers mate
FischerTal Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 use spoilers mate why, its out in the open. her father himself revealed her name :dontknow:
beetle Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 I never said his intentions are bad ' date='but I didn't felt right naming something after her .[/quote'] He is a mango man...that's the best way he can honor her......his intentions are good and that's what matters.
beetle Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 why' date=' its out in the open. her father himself revealed her name :dontknow:[/quote'] +1....
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