'Doctor Mango': Dussehri aam named after healthcare workers as a tribute

With the entire country saluting the Corona warriors, it is now nature that is expressing its gratitude to the services being offered by health workers.

Haji Kalimullah, a mango grower popularly known as ‘Mango Man’, has developed a new variety of the fruit and named it as ‘Doctor Mango’ as a tribute to the selfless service of doctors in fighting against Coronavirus.

‘Doctor Mango’ belongs to the ‘Dussheri’ variety of mangoes and is said to be sweeter with a longer shelf life.

News agency ANI also shared images of Kalimullah with the mangoes:

लखनऊ: 'मैंगो मैन' के नाम से मशहूर पद्मश्री अवार्ड प्राप्त हाजी कलीमुल्लाह खान ने #COVID19 की लड़ाई में मरीज़ों की जान बचाने वाले डॉक्टर्स और पैरामेडिकल स्टॉफ के नाम पर दसहरी आम की नई वैराइटी बनाई है और उसका नाम ही उन्होंने 'डॉक्टर आम' रखा है। #UttarPradesh pic.twitter.com/kCy7TNUwgf

— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) May 2, 2020

Haji Kalimullah is an Indian horticulturist and fruit breeder, known for his accomplishments in breeding mangoes and other fruits in Malihabad, Lucknow.

He is known to have grown over 300 different varieties of mangoes on a single tree, using grafting techniques. Kalimullah, a Padma Shri awardee, owns orchards in the mango belt of Malihabad. He is popular for a number of mango varieties and naming them after celebrities.

His mango varieties include those named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union home minister Amit Shah, Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and several others.

Anarkali, a variety of mango developed by him is reported to have two different skins and two different layers of pulp, each having a different taste.

(Inputs from IANS)