My friends call me a CID. They do so because I am instrumental in finding many of our classmates after decades. They call me so because of systematic recording and retrieval of information in mind and my analytical skills. They call me CID Sakuntala and my friend P.E.Uma coined a new name; “Charukuntala”.
I didn’t get opportunity to use my analytical skills officially, except during my brief Auditing and Administrative assignments.
Jigarthanda as per Wikipedia is a cold beverage that originated in the South Indian city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu. It translates to "cool heart" in English.
I have read about this in a few newspapers and magazines, but none of them could substantiate the meaning.
With my “CID” brain, I have analysed it and would like to share it with you.
One of the main ingredients of Jigarthanda is Almond gum. Gum is called “Jiguru” in Telugu. For several years from 16th Century onwards, Telugu rulers ruled Madurai. Many people including Muslims from the Telugu speaking areas migrated to the South during their reign. They were the ones, who introduced this drink. A cold beverage using edible gum would have become Jigarthanda.
Unfortunately, we don’t have a sense of history and have failed miserably in chronicling it.
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