Comments for East African Asians, The New Wahindi http://wahindi.wordpress.com Memories and mind 'tunnels' rich with nostalgia for East African past, but also looking at the future Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:30:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About by mohan64 http://wahindi.wordpress.com/about-2/#comment-12 mohan64 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:30:18 +0000 http://wahindi.wordpress.com/?page_id=4#comment-12 The word Wahindi or Mahindi I thought went with the Indians when they introduced the crop of corn into East Africa in the 19th century.That's why corn crop is also known as Mahindi. The Indians are also thought to have brought in sugar canes, cotton as well as pea nuts into East Africa.All these crops flourished to the benefit of local farmers as well as well for mill owners . The word Wahindi or Mahindi I thought went with the Indians when they introduced the crop of corn into East Africa in the 19th century.That’s why corn crop is also known as Mahindi. The Indians are also thought to have brought in sugar canes, cotton as well as pea nuts into East Africa.All these crops flourished to the benefit of local farmers as well as well for mill owners .

]]> Comment on The Search for Joginder Singh…another Safari celebration! by mohan64 http://wahindi.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/the-search-for-joginder-singh-another-safari-celebration/#comment-11 mohan64 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:20:39 +0000 http://wahindi.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-11 I am not sure why The Indians do not like cats but it could be that the cats do not wag their tails as much as the dogs do.The Indians prefer their animals to show as much affection as their near and dear ones. Funny enough we also had a dog called Jimmy in Jinja. He was a German Shephard popularly known among Indians as Alsatian dogs. He lived around 11 years and was there to protect our home. Besides eating Dal/Bhat he was also fed regular meat by a neighbour from his restaurant menu. In England we acquired another dog and named him 'Rajah' . He was our 'son' and best friend for next ten years. The dogs are like little chidren till they mature. Whenever I was out of the shop he used to bark customers and gave my wife a real headache until one day she got fed up with him and told me to get rid of him. A customer loved him so much that he agreed to have him and to train him as well. In the evening there was sigh of relief that there no dog... .but by 10.00 clock my customer phoned me to say that Rajah was going to die that evening if we did not have him back. I picked him that night and from that day onwards he was as good as gold as if he was a reformed characater. Rajah was fed all kinds of food by my customers from sunday roasts to Greek as well as Indian food but never Dal/Bhat though his favourite was apples from our garden and Gujarati bhajias. Like all German Shephard dogs his legs went and we had had to let him go. We all still remember him and miss him terribly. I am not sure why The Indians do not like cats but it could be that the cats do not wag their tails as much as the dogs do.The Indians prefer their animals to show as much affection as their near and dear ones. Funny enough we also had a dog called Jimmy in Jinja. He was a German Shephard popularly known among Indians as Alsatian dogs. He lived around 11 years and was there to protect our home. Besides eating Dal/Bhat he was also fed regular meat by a neighbour from his restaurant menu. In England we acquired another dog and named him ‘Rajah’ . He was our ’son’ and best friend for next ten years. The dogs are like little chidren till they mature. Whenever I was out of the shop he used to bark customers and gave my wife a real headache until one day she got fed up with him and told me to get rid of him. A customer loved him so much that he agreed to have him and to train him as well. In the evening there was sigh of relief that there no dog… .but by 10.00 clock my customer phoned me to say that Rajah was going to die that evening if we did not have him back. I picked him that night and from that day onwards he was as good as gold as if he was a reformed characater.
Rajah was fed all kinds of food by my customers from sunday roasts to Greek as well as Indian food but never Dal/Bhat though his favourite was apples from our garden and Gujarati bhajias. Like all German Shephard dogs his legs went and we had had to let him go. We all still remember him and miss him terribly.

]]> Comment on The Search for Joginder Singh…another Safari celebration! by mohan64 http://wahindi.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/the-search-for-joginder-singh-another-safari-celebration/#comment-10 mohan64 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:57:19 +0000 http://wahindi.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-10 I see that the search for legendary Joginder is still on .We are waiting eagerly to meet him and his family. As we have waited for last 42 years few more weeks will not make much differnce. Mohan I see that the search for legendary Joginder is still on .We are waiting eagerly to meet him and his family. As we have waited for last 42 years few more weeks will not make much differnce. Mohan

]]> Comment on The Search for High Value Items by Kalwant Ajimal FRSA http://wahindi.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/the-search-for-high-value-items/#comment-9 Kalwant Ajimal FRSA Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:47:41 +0000 http://wahindi.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-9 Thanks, Arafat.

I have approved your comment and it is on online.

I will respond to it shortly.

While I am talking about blogging, Mohan Patel has a sent a very interesting email to Vali’s List regaring an article in yesterdays Sunday Press in the UK. I think you may want to consider adding it as a comment to the Jamal blog. Just a suggestion.

Thanks and regards.

Kalwant Ajimal

]]> Comment on The Search for High Value Items by vivaeastafrica http://wahindi.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/the-search-for-high-value-items/#comment-8 vivaeastafrica Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:50:26 +0000 http://wahindi.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-8 Fascinating -- did not realise that Asians were profiting from other Asians at this time. Makes an interesting counterpoint to the stories of all the losses that occured to useless stocks. Were these folks enterprising enough to order an 'expulsion line' of luggage, or did they just have stocks of crushed croc on hand? Fascinating — did not realise that Asians were profiting from other Asians at this time. Makes an interesting counterpoint to the stories of all the losses that occured to useless stocks. Were these folks enterprising enough to order an ‘expulsion line’ of luggage, or did they just have stocks of crushed croc on hand?

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