As Nagpur is to oranges, Bordi is to chikoos. Yes, that soft, brown and juicy fruit that’s almost as ubiquitous as the banana in Indian bazaars. In the beach-front scenic village of Bordi in
Maharashtra, chikoo has been cultivated for long. With farmers dedicated to this fruit, women of the village making chips and pickles at home and holding chikoo festivals on the beach every year, the village finally got recognition from the Government of India in 2016, when the Dahanu-Gholvad chikoo of Palghar district received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.