The ‘King of Fruits’, the mango, plays a special role in India

The ‘King of Fruits', the mango, is now the object of envy, love & rivalry as a new status symbol for India's new rich: http://t.co/aZ7AWVx6

India arguably has only two seasons: monsoon season and mango season. Monsoon season replenishes India’s soil. Mango season, more than a few literary types have suggested, helps replenish India’s soul.

In India, mango season — a time of busy markets and fraught gustatory passions — lasts about 100 days, from March to June. (Prashanth Vishwanathan for The New York Times)