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Roll Britannia: the early history of machinery in tea making

June 14, 2016

Britannia – apart from being a grandiose term for the United Kingdom, as in Britannia Rules the Waves – is a trade name for the line of machinery created in the 1870s by William Jackson, a young inventor. His... ... READ MORE

Rhapsody on Rails

Preetam Koilpillai .

June 11, 2016

Preetam Koilpillai talks about train tracks and performs extracts from George Gershwin’s iconic piece, “Rhapsody in Blue”. +3 ... READ MORE

Obituaries: Stale, Bad, Bagged Teas

Deepanjan Deb .

May 27, 2016

PROFESSOR MOULDY T. JACKSON Professor Mouldy T. Jackson, aged 89, passed away recently. The exact date is not known, but the coroner believes it was somewhere between 18th and 25th May, 2016. A professor of Anthropology, Jackson specialized in... ... READ MORE

The Sulaimani Tea (Recipe Included)

Aysha Tanya .

May 17, 2016

In my family we consider Eid as an occasion to get together to do what we do best – eat elaborate meals, have long, detailed discussions about elaborate meals, and drink several cups of tea in between those elaborate... ... READ MORE

Tea Loaf Capers (Recipe Included)

Aditi De .

May 10, 2016

‘Didimoni, do you need help?’ At the kitchen door stands our wild-haired cook, addicted to all-night jatra folk-theatre in Midnapore and fine Bengali cuisine. His frown intensifies as he scans the scene around me that blazing May afternoon in... ... READ MORE

Cooking With Mom!

Aysha Tanya .

May 7, 2016

The one thing I was very certain about was that I would never make a career around food and writing. I’ve always been a writer and I mostly wrote about ghosts and fairies, my two great loves in life.... ... READ MORE

Seeking Silence in the Salt Desert of Kutch

Zahra Amiruddin .

April 28, 2016

It’s so silent, I can hear my thoughts. My feet hit the pristine white salt floor and crackle like a firecracker about to go off. I can slowly hear my heartbeat. I see the stars coming out, one by... ... READ MORE

Good Tea Needs A Good Teacup

Peter GW Keen .

April 26, 2016

How many times have you made the very same tea as yesterday, in the same amount and with the same brewing time and temperature, but it’s not quite as good – a little flatter, maybe, or less aromatic? You... ... READ MORE

A Sonnet in a Storm

Preetam Koilpillai .

April 22, 2016

This week, Preetam Koilpillai reads a Shakespeare sonnet and plays Beethoven. Featured illustration by Eugene Ivanov/ Shutterstock +6 ... READ MORE

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