Rice A Great Grain
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Abstract
The story of rice is supposed to be about 7000 years old, starting as descendent of grass. It kept on spreading and migrating from its probable place of origin the Himalayas. In some studies it is originated after the domestication of the cereals began and early cultivation occurred in Yangtze River [1]. Today it is feeding half the population on the planet [2,3]. It has been evolving and diversifying since the time it was first considered to be a food commodity. It has a splendid history and has been part of cultures and traditions. Along with many other antique writings we find it’s mentioned in HEER RANJHA an Epic Punjabi poem written by WARIS SHAH. It was written in 1750 [4]. There too its different types are mentioned and it is obvious that it was even then a prominent part of household life. The following verses are traced from the poem and translated in English to show how much impact it had.