tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post4835819865570244896..comments2024-03-18T02:27:15.748+05:30Comments on Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog: Irish father of Indian cardamom, rubber and pepper plantingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-88658336912073888432008-02-10T00:49:00.000+05:302008-02-10T00:49:00.000+05:30gardenia, thanks for the nice things you have said...gardenia, thanks for the nice things you have said. <BR/><BR/>It would appear that all through history the Malabar Coast exported cardamom and pepper (perhaps cloves as well)from wild growth and plants/vines around habitats.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-43983388500554132462008-02-09T10:09:00.000+05:302008-02-09T10:09:00.000+05:30A wonderful story about a remarkable man. We never...A wonderful story about a remarkable man. We never new that cardamom and pepper were not 'cultivated'. Sir, one always learns something new from your posts!Gowri Mohanakrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060601235118339248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-39664698403226441632007-05-29T10:21:00.000+05:302007-05-29T10:21:00.000+05:30Thank you Nancy.The banner is from a photo of Olav...Thank you Nancy.<BR/>The banner is from a photo of Olavipe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-14920048535289444582007-05-28T18:11:00.000+05:302007-05-28T18:11:00.000+05:30It's an interesting story - and your banner is bea...It's an interesting story - and your banner is beautiful. Lovely photos of kingfishers too -- we have some in our garden -- their call is very aggressive, and much bigger than their bodies. I like to watch them shooing off the crows, which outnumber as well as outsize them.Ramesh Gandhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448755601343354802noreply@blogger.com