Avocadoes in India

The story of a bland fruit becoming more popular among people fond of sweet fruits

American missionaries introduced the avocado to India a century ago but failed to popularize it among Indians who were not impressed with the fruit’s blandness.  One of the earliest Indian places to have avocado trees was the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) at Hessarghatta, Bangalore, from where the institute authorities subsequently r…