LUCKNOW: Mango man and Padmashree awardee Kaleem Ullah has come up with another variety of mango this season which he has named after Nirbhaya, the girl who was gang-raped and brutally assaulted by several men in a moving bus in New Delhi in December 2012.
The physiotherapy student and a native of UP's Ballia district tried her best to save her self but was overpowered by her tormentors. Kaleem Ullah had expressed the desire to name his new variety of mango after Nirbhaya as a mark of respect to the girl.
Kaleem Ullah is known as the father of mango grafting in the country. He has developed over a 100 varieties of mangoes which he dedicated to many celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, Sachin Tendulkar and Sonia Gandhi.
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