While Choosing Cabbages over Amaranth in August
I remember how the vegetable market in Vileparle used to look like 30 years back and can compare it with how it looks now. The current day vegetable market is known for the diverse and beautiful looking produce it offers. You can get all sorts of fruits and vegetables ranging from local varieties which are still grown in neighbouring Vasai to exotic Kiwi fruits imported from the New Zealand. Over the years there is a definite shift in what you can find there more commonly. E.g. in the month of August there used to be lot of amaranth leaves which has been replaced majorly by cabbages. Of course there is a change in the consumers as well. The women clad in nine yard sarees in the past have been completely replaced my modern moms wearing jeans these days. These women do not prefer amaranth leaves but cabbages and they get them in the market in the month of August. Isn’t it as simple as that? It becomes more interesting after knowing that these modern moms get worried about the future of...