Gundalapndita -- a family friend from a village Gundalupandit was a village farmer plus traditional vetenary doctor who would visit us frequently taking special yields from his place. He came from a hilly area who would digg up herbs like "mango ginger,types of herbs makalli beru and all herbs grown below rocks. He would collect them in sacks nad bring it to us. This person we could never guess his age --always so agile ,great appetite,could carry 20 kilos without fatigue from his village to Mandya and his knowledge,memory was extraodinary. He would suggest best herbal medicines fot our cows,gods,oxen,cats and it would include castor oil,bryophyllum leaf paste,asparagaus roots,aloevera paste so on --his phmaramcy was in and around our house and he would treat simple ailments and get back our life stock in minutes. If I recall castor oil,neem oil,hongae oil were his medicines for skin ailments,ginger for appetite and bryophyllum if our cows had mastitis --it was a wonder to see him work and it made me wonder --why we lost all this knowledge ? People like him are a boon to the society. ajji used to give him a big glass of salted lassi and he would happily retun home wishing the best to all of us,Here are some photos and I wish we had his real photo too.His memory lives on for ever,