chai
Of tea, talks and tapris
January 4, 2021
“The kulhars (clay cups) at my stall have heard it all. From students discussing their syllabus to employees cribbing about their jobs and from teenagers discussing their crushes to middle aged ones discussing politics, my shop has heard everything over past 20 years,” says M...
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The evolving culture of coffee in India
October 9, 2018
The country is now the sixth largest producer of coffee globally, and the history of its production and evolution has become an interesting tale
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The Chai Story of India
October 3, 2017
India is one of the leading tea exporters of the world, but why is there almost no existence of any Indian tea brand in the global market? The tea industry has a critical position in the Indian economy. Tea is India’s primary beverage, with almost 85 pc of total households in t...
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Quatre thés biologiques indiens à goûter
March 3, 2017
Le thé indien ou le « chai », consommé quotidiennement par des millions d’Indiens, est une véritable tradition dans le sous-continent. Des vendeurs de rues et dans les trains aux salons sophistiqués, il rythme la vie de tous, pauvres ou riches. Deuxième producteur de t...
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Les teintes colorées de la vie d’un village au Gujarat
January 23, 2017
Très loin de tout maniérisme et de la mode contemporaine, les gens dans les villages de Kutch, au Gujarat, ne se parent que d’habits et d’accessoires traditionnels, mangent leur cuisine locale et, encore de nos jours, se déplacent parfois à dos de chameau. Les visiteurs p...
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Chai-Coffee-Culture
June 16, 2016
Consumption of tea has been documented in Indian ancient texts like the Ramayana showing the native and cultural attachment of the beverage to India. It has also been documented in stories associated with Buddhist monks. It is the domestic drink for most and finding a chai (collo...
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