'Egg of the sun' rises in Khammam

While mango is generally considered the king of fruits, what do you call it when a kilogram of the edible stone fruit costs ₹2.5 lakh?

- B SATYANARAYANA REDDY

While mango is generally considered the king of fruits, what do you call it when a kilogram of the edible stone fruit costs ₹2.5 lakh? The super king of fruits? Or just plain 'egg of the sun', the popular name for Miyazaki mango, touted to be the world's most expensive variety of the juicy, pulpy fruit from Japan. This rare Japanese variety is now being cultivated in India, including in Shree City, a rural mandal in Khammam district, all due to the efforts of local farmer, Garikapati Venkata Rao.