I looked up at the lazily whirring fan, wondering why I was there. Then I remembered that it was because it was free, a free session at the…
Introducing Still Steeping podcasts! Our first one is a Valentine’s day special with pianist Preetam Koilpillai playing Waltz in C sharp minor, Op.64 no.2 by Frédéric Chopin. Tell us…
The thin, sinewy legs emerging from the folds of the dhoti made me think of a grasshopper. The owner of the legs stood on a wobbly stool and…
Many people are put off exploring good quality whole leaf tea because they see it as very expensive in comparison to the standard tea bags and blends in…
My favorite story about Ratan Tata has to be the one where the Tatas bought Jaguar from Ford in 2008, and how as a Tata company, it became…
It is early evening as I make my way to George Mathen’s third floor apartment. For George (who publishes under the pen name Appupen), it is really the…
On just about every street in Malaysia you’ll find a kopitiam, coffee shop, where citizens stop for meals, snacks and the national drink, teh tarik. Teh tarik (literally ‘tea…
I wasn’t born into tea. My mother didn’t brew chai. My parents drank filter coffee as did everyone else around us. And so too did I when the…