Mangoes play such an integral part of our lives. Starting as a food source, to religion, politics, art, colonialism, economics, international relations! You name it! We got to visit Sujatha Gardens, an urban farm/orchard, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, while on our rural escape research trip in February. Even though it wasn't mango season just as yet Rupam and Shashi filled us with many lovely facts and folktales and even the funniest stories of their monkey menace. We hope you enjoy this episode of stories, facts and mythology.  Do you have a special personal story about the mango you would like to share? DM us on twitter or Instagram, send us audio notes! or you can even email us at [email protected] Many thanks to our contributors: Rupam & Shashi Kumar of Sujatha Gardens, for taking us into their home and sharing with us insightful stories, ideas and delicious food. Eileen Gordon, [& Tedx Napa] for sharing the snippet of her talk where she tells us how the mango came to inspire her to start dirt to dine adventure camps for kids. Eileen Gordon, CEO & founder of Barnraiser. Eileen has created and grown brands in tech, food, hospitality and media for over 2 decades, with her experience spanning icons such as Apple, where she drove market-defining educational curriculum, to multichannel lifestyle brand NapaStyle, and tech startups in education, knowledge networks, and financial services. Dr Kurush Dalal, for the Akbar and Birbal story. Dr Dalal is an archaeologist, historian and food anthropologist. Some References: Mango: The National Fruit of India; The Heritage Lab India In Myth and Literature, the Mango Remains King; New York Times Handbook of Hindu Mythology Mango - India’s Gift to the World! Live History India How to read the Indian mango season An informal network of grafting experts to help communities conserve and use wild pickle mango (Mangifera indica) diversity in the central Western Ghats region of Karnataka, India; Biodiversity International A memory, a mango, and a mission | Eileen Gordon Chiarello | TEDxNapaValley Audio Credits: "Lotus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Indore by Kevin MacLeod License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4988-indore If you would like a full transcription of the episode, please write to us at [email protected]