In the lands of Malihabad, India, a man named Kareem Ullah Khan lives and breathes his mango tree. He spends his limited days resting below and among the shade of his best friend: the mango tree, who has been Kareem’s best friend for the greater half of a century.
This mango tree has been in the field of Malihabad since long before Mr. Khan had lived there, and it will reside there long after he passes. Throughout their time together, Mr. Khan and the tree have cultivated a relationship akin to that of a mother and her child. Just as a mother cares for her child, the mango tree became Kareem’s entire livelihood, identity, and pride.
Mr. Khan had been around mango trees his whole life, as his father ran the tree nursery where he grew up. That’s where he began to experiment with the fruit and foster a relationship that would blossom into a lifelong friendship. Since then, Kareem has grafted hundreds of different types of mangos on his mothertree. These experiments led to Mr. Khan’s belief that not only does the mango act as a delicious fruit, it can also cure anything, ranging from impotence to heart disease.
His special livelihood of mangoes has given him national recognition as the ‘Mango Man’, and his fame has given him the opportunity to plant on of his trees in the presidential palace in New Delhi. This fruit had become a sense of pride for Kareem, as his tale from a small farm has reached the presidential palace, and now one of his trees resides there.
Kareem Ullah Khan is a mango visionary, scientist and philosopher who has lived his whole life with the fruit. He’s made his mark on this world as the ‘Mango Man’, and all those who have received his saplings will remember him when their trees bear fruit.
This mango tree has been in the field of Malihabad since long before Mr. Khan had lived there, and it will reside there long after he passes. Throughout their time together, Mr. Khan and the tree have cultivated a relationship akin to that of a mother and her child. Just as a mother cares for her child, the mango tree became Kareem’s entire livelihood, identity, and pride.
Mr. Khan had been around mango trees his whole life, as his father ran the tree nursery where he grew up. That’s where he began to experiment with the fruit and foster a relationship that would blossom into a lifelong friendship. Since then, Kareem has grafted hundreds of different types of mangos on his mothertree. These experiments led to Mr. Khan’s belief that not only does the mango act as a delicious fruit, it can also cure anything, ranging from impotence to heart disease.
His special livelihood of mangoes has given him national recognition as the ‘Mango Man’, and his fame has given him the opportunity to plant on of his trees in the presidential palace in New Delhi. This fruit had become a sense of pride for Kareem, as his tale from a small farm has reached the presidential palace, and now one of his trees resides there.
Kareem Ullah Khan is a mango visionary, scientist and philosopher who has lived his whole life with the fruit. He’s made his mark on this world as the ‘Mango Man’, and all those who have received his saplings will remember him when their trees bear fruit.
