ANIL Sharma’s love affair with the mango began around 10 years ago. Walking around a store in Chicago, where he’s been living for 30 years, he spotted Chausa mangoes for sale by sheer chance, he says.

He bought a box, took it home, and ate one. It tasted heavenly. “The mango was sweet as honey,” he recalls. “My eyes closed. My head moved from side to side. I ate every bite with great delight.”