Comments on: Alexander and the Farohar http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/09/21/alexander-and-the-farohar/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:31:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Ravikiran Rao http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/09/21/alexander-and-the-farohar/#comment-1960 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/09/21/alexander-and-the-farohar/#comment-1960 By the way, for those who are confused about the milk and sugar stuff. The story goes that when the Parsis landed in Gujarat, the ruler of the place sent them a bowl filled to the brim with milk to indicate that they were full up and could not take any more people. The Parsi High Priests added sugar to the milk to indicate that that was how they would assimilate into society. The moral of the story is that it is Parsis who are responsible for the legendary sweet tooth of the Gujaratis. By the way, for those who are confused about the milk and sugar stuff.
The story goes that when the Parsis landed in Gujarat, the ruler of the place sent them a bowl filled to the brim with milk to indicate that they were full up and could not take any more people. The Parsi High Priests added sugar to the milk to indicate that that was how they would assimilate into society.

The moral of the story is that it is Parsis who are responsible for the legendary sweet tooth of the Gujaratis.

]]> by: Yazad http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/09/21/alexander-and-the-farohar/#comment-1961 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/09/21/alexander-and-the-farohar/#comment-1961 This story dates back to circa 800-900 AD. Also shows that even then Indians were obsessed about the "population problem" This story dates back to circa 800-900 AD. Also shows that even then Indians were obsessed about the “population problem”

]]> by: sauvik http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/09/21/alexander-and-the-farohar/#comment-1962 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/09/21/alexander-and-the-farohar/#comment-1962 the philosopher who put alexander in his place was diogenes, the cynic. alexander had heard he was the greatest philosopher in the land and went up to him to ask him what he could give him. to which the cynic replied 'just don't stand between me and the sun'. the word cynic means 'dog=like'. if so, diogenes was a rottweiler. and he could be so only because he was also an ascetic. the philosopher who put alexander in his place was diogenes, the cynic. alexander had heard he was the greatest philosopher in the land and went up to him to ask him what he could give him. to which the cynic replied ‘just don’t stand between me and the sun’. the word cynic means ‘dog=like’. if so, diogenes was a rottweiler.
and he could be so only because he was also an ascetic.

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