Kamala …

…. not sure why its called “kamala orange” in tamil. This fruit’s seasons on @ Koyambedu.

4 comments on “Kamala …”

  1. 17 Mar 2012 at 10:21 am Ganapathy Subramaniam
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    Great question..
    Kamala derives from Kamal meaning Lotus.
    Traditionally an intense yellow natural colorant is obtained from fine powdered resin collected from the hairs of the fruit from a lotus tree. And its technically called ‘Resina Kamala’ even today!
    http://www.artcons.udel.edu/public-outreach/historic-art-materials/colorants

    I think now I see the connection!

    Ram : Thanks GS for the direction to look for….

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  2. 17 Mar 2012 at 10:39 am Ganapathy Subramaniam
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    Also, a more direct reasoning…I am now looking at images of lotus flower.. Never really looked inside.. and surprised to note the color of the inside.
    http://www.google.co.in/search?q=lotus+flower

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  3. 17 Mar 2012 at 5:26 pm michael
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    Oh my, fresh fruit! Sometimes I miss that, and of course, dosa.

    Ram : Looks like someone is lipsmacking 🙂

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  4. 17 Mar 2012 at 5:36 pm Bhargav Gopal
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    Nice. But it looks a little far fetched, in my opinion. Orange is Kamala pandu in Telugu. So a variety of orange coming from
    Andhra Pradesh might have been named Kamala pazham just like Banganapalli (mango). But how Kamala came into Telugu, your explanation is apt. I was told by someone recently that there are many dye (colour) making units in Andhra.

    Ram : Pramadham ….

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