India, Nov. 3 -- I've never understood what wellness centres have against my favourite beverage. Maybe I'm happier not knowing it. The last time I stayed at a detox facility, the withdrawal symptoms drove me crazy by the second day. My husband salvaged the trip by travelling all the way to sneak in my favourite tea-bags; I was reminded of ecstatic kids when tuck was smuggled into their boarding schools. His act of compassion has been favourably recorded in the annals of marriage.

Truly, the tea tradition, in all its diverse forms, can claim to be the organiser-in-chief of lives of a large part of humanity. Be it black, green, white, oolong, blended, flavoured, herbal or another - it kickstarts the circadian rhythm of the body at sunrise....