Residents in Kolkata launch a signature campaign to protect a historic tamarind tree planted by revolutionary Parul Mukherjee.

Gifts from ancestors take the darndest forms. Mine included a tamarind tree, the tallest and most magnificent in our yard. My grandfather’s grandfather—a tall, corpulent Indian, prone to indulging in ...

KOLKATA: A first-of-its-kind collective in the city, formed to protect a tamarind tree planted over 70 years ago by freedom ...

Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) or ukwaju in Kiswahili is native to Africa but is adapted to a wide geographical distribution in semi-arid tropics. The tamarind is such a versatile crop, it is a source ...