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
New Delhi, June 8 -- The Long Jing has been on my tea wish list simply because its reputation precedes it. Along with the Bi Luo Chun, the Long Jing sits at the top of the green tea pantheon, and on o... Read More