New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- I have enjoyed August in Bengaluru, the chill in the air, the spells of rain, the snatches of sunshine. I don't know what it is about the rains that has us seeking for some "chai... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Mahatma Gandhi advocated against tea. It was a colonial product, after all, and he was promoting Swadeshi. He also disapproved of tea's effects on the body. He thought the tannin... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- I spent a weekend recently in Kurseong, West Bengal-in the company of tea. Over the course of 48 hours, the weather changed from hot to pleasant to torrential, unrelenting rain. M... Read More
New Delhi, July 20 -- On Instagram, I stumbled upon the @theteadrunk, and was pleasantly surprised to find another teahead in Bengaluru. What's more, he was hosting a gong fu tea session. Gong fu is a... Read More
New Delhi, July 6 -- Last year I met Kurush Bharucha, a tea veteran who was wrapping up a 40-year career with the multinational Unilever, where he worked as a taster, buyer, blender, recipe designer, ... Read More
New Delhi, June 27 -- "I had FOMO," says Audrey Pelerin, 39, a sustainability consultant, explaining why she moved to Puducherry from France. The French citizen was born in Le Blanc-Mesnil, a Parisian... Read More
New Delhi, June 22 -- In the past year, there's been a proliferation of boba tea brands and matcha bars. Looking at the global adoption of these teas, we're a bit late to the party but are certainly c... Read More