Absolutely wonderful article. Kulcha is my favourite too. I prefer it to Bhatura, which is generally considered equally popular accompaniment to Chole. PKS --- On Fri, 8/1/10, akshay chavan <akshaychavan@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: akshay chavan <akshaychavan@yahoo.com> > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Kulcha: The Official Emblem of the Nizams of Hyderabad > To: india-royalty-l@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, 8 January, 2010, 23:39 > My new blog article: > > Did you know that Nizams of Hyderabad were the only royal > dynasty in the world to have a food product on their flag > and the coat of arms! Kulcha, the north Indian delicacy, > usually eaten with chole was their proud emblem. But why did > the mighty Nizams of Hyderabad make the humble kulcha as > their symbol insted of more exotic hyderabadi biryani? Check > out the folklore behind it: > > http://akshay-chavan.blogspot.com/2010/01/kulcha-official-emblem-of-nizams-of.html > > Follow on Facebook: > > http://www.facebook.com/Theakshaychavan?ref=name#/pages/Indian-Royalty-Maharajas-and-more/128834262589 > > Regards > Akshay Chavan > > > > > >       > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >