Bengaluru: On the way to Shani Shinganapur, the abode of Lord Shanidev, you happen to come across any number of roadside outlets selling sugarcane juice crushed in cold pressed wooden units and operated by a bull. These units are a big hit to the visitors as the taste of the sugarcane juice produced here tastes entirely different from the ones you taste in the fuel-run iron units. Rushikesh Maruti Adsore and Somanath of Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV), Rahuri took us to 'Mama Rasavanti Centre', displaying a hoarding of Shivraj Singh Chouhan and explained the significance of the outlet. Mamu's tryst with Mama: Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and 23rd Minister of Rural Development is a regular visitor to Shani Shinganapur on the eve of New Year and every year. He has made it a practice for more than 15 years. During one such sojourn in 2010, he chanced upon paying a visit to one such outlet run by Kailash Avhad. It was a shee...
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