All posts filed under: While It Steeps

I first heard of Ujjawal Chettri when we ordered tea cozies for Teabox, from his NGO, Reyso. I really liked that the Reyso had been set up to offer women working in tea gardens and those unemployed, a source... ... READ MORE

Tearooms are romantically portrayed as cozy and pleasant places to relax and enjoy teas with cakes, biscuits and sandwiches. Their mythology is reinforced through evocations of scones and clotted cream. Hidden behind the Olde Worlde facade is a darker... ... READ MORE

The hand that rocks the cradle certainly rules the beautiful Nilgiris district, and this is why… For as long back as I remember groups of women in the Nilgiris have got together – sometimes once a week, sometimes once... ... READ MORE