EU approved the extract of the baobab fruit as an ingredient in foods in the European marketand Malapati Raja Sekhar of Rural Development of India Blog thinks that "Rajasthan or Indian government can promote this fruit as food security for our nation".
Clicking on Baobab (on the appropriate picture) on the left, gives the Indian names:
"Common name: Baobab • Hindi: Gorakh imli गोरख इमली • Marathi: Gorakh chinch गोरख चिंच • Gujarati: Bukha • Telugu: Brahmaaamlika • Bengali: Gadhagachh • Tamil: Papparappuli பப்பரப்புளி • Sanskrit: Sarpadandi
Botanical name: Adansonia digitata Family: Bombacaceae (baobab family)"
Though this video says that it is almost extinct in India, they seem to grow in several places in India including these wonderful specimens in Savanur. Some more information about Baobab here and here.
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