Pakistan has been eyeing these mangoes of India for years. 

Indira Gandhi had revealed the secret..

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There is definitely something in the mango fruit that despite being the king of fruits, it is also available to the poor. 

It is available to everyone at a small price. One such mango is found between India and Pakistan. On which debate has started these days like Kashmir and Indus River. This dispute started when in the decade of 80, Pakistan’s Rashtrapati General Zia ul Haq gifted a gift to India’s then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. 

From there a new dispute started between the two countries. The reason for this dispute was a particular species of mango. Which Pakistan has been claiming for years while this village in western Uttar Pradesh calls it its heritage.

There is a small village in Baghpat district, about 20 km away from Delhi-Rautaul. A small village with a population of about 35,000 is very famous for a special variety of mango.

This variety of mango is named after the village itself. From the farmers who cultivate mangoes to the vendors selling it on streets and roads, this mango is a household item during the mango season. 

There has been a tussle going on between Pakistan and India for a long time regarding Rataul villages. In fact, Pakistan has been claiming for years that Rataul is not an Indian mango but a Pakistani mango. And seeing the huge demand for this mango in foreign countries, India is claiming its right on it.

However, till now Pakistan has not been able to present any strong claim regarding this issue.

How did it start between India and Pakistan?

General Zia ul Haq, in his presentation to the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, said that this mango is called Rataul and this species is found only in Pakistan.

When this incident reached  Rataul villages in the newspapers, the people there were stunned. Some people of the village immediately came to Delhi to meet Indira Gandhi And told that this mango is not from Pakistan but from India. People further explained that the main center of its production is Rataul village of Baghpat district and not Pakistan. 

Junaid Faridi, Secretary of Ratol Mango Producer Association and Chairman of local Panchayat, tells that during this time my uncle Javed Faridi and the some villagers met cabinet minister chandram.

We had told that Pakistan’s claim on Rataul mango is false. This variety of mango is grown only in our village Rataul And our great grandfathers have developed it with their efforts.

After receiving this news, Indira Gandhi immediately called an press conference.

Pakistan’s lies exposed in front of the whole world. In this way, Pakistan’s honor was tarnished in front of the whole world.

Then Indira Gandhi had also written a letter thanking the people who came from Rataul. And the most interesting thing is that Indira Gandhi’s typewriter of that time forgot to write Rataul with Mango on the letter. Immediately the Prime Minister wrote with his own hands and also attached his signature to the letter.

This was the occasion when everyone became curious about knowing Rataul Mango. Because of this issue, today this village has got a different identity. 

How did Rataul mango reach Pakistan?

Rataul village  have given so much evidence which proves that this is the heritage belongs to Rataul village.

Javed Faridi says that earlier Rataul mango was known as ‘Anwaar Rataul’.

my grandmother’s name was anwaar khatoon. My grandfather named Mango Anwaar Rataul on my grandmother.

Who came to be known as Anwar Rataul in Pakistan.

Then a question arose in everyone’s mind that how did the mango reach Pakistan? Javed Faridi further said that this mango had reached Pakistan before India’s independence. My grandfather Afaq Faridi had sent some saplings from Rataul to the nurseries of Multan and Mirpur. These plants were sent to people named Hameed Khan Durrani and Damodar Swaroop. At that time the country was not divided, hence a lot of trees and plants were provided in the nurseries here. However, this mango flourished well in the climate of Pakistan.

Mango has got GI tag 

This mango grown in Rataul village has now got GI tag. Therefore its popularity and demand is increasing abroad also.

Javed Afridi’s son Umar Faridi says that adding GI tag to  mangoes grown in our village is a matter of pride for our farmers. This is the result of our 10 years of hard efforts. This mango has got the GI tag in the name of Umar Faridi Organization. 

People of Rataul village say that the year was 1975 In view of the mango production, this entire area was declared Mango Area. 

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