date:Sep 18, 2012
the control of Sultans. And later, the Nayak viceroys of the Vijayanagara empire came here. At some point, jigarthanda became jigar-danda where danda stands for stick or club, the kings sceptre. It could also stand for the mace, which is associated with Hanuman and Bheema. Even today, pushcarts selling jigarthanda will have, on the side, an illustration of Bheema.
No such illustration adorns the pushcart of Amanullah, where a painted sign screams: Rosemilk, Badam Kheer, Sharbat, Jil Jil Jigart