“I’ve had tea many times with ninjas in Japan…” said my friend, Julie Brett. “Seriously?” I asked. “Ninjas!?” And so Julie told me the story of the time…
1. Chaiwallahs of India When two Fulbright scholars, Resham Gellatly and Zach Marks arrived in Delhi, little did they think they would embark on a journey with chai.…
A friend and I have been steadfast confidantes for twelve-odd years now. We’re not drinking buddies, group socialisers or the type of girlfriends who go shopping or travel…
A couple of weeks ago I woke up to a mysterious sounding text on the Teabox chat page. The entire R&D team seemed to have gone delirious having…
The Booker’s dozen – 13 long-listed books for that lit award that every writer aspires to – was announced in July. At the heart of this year’s list…
Featured here is a photograph of the Mahatma, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, with Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last British Viceroy of India. The year is 1947, the year of…
Notes noun \ˈnōts\ Tea parlance to describe ‘flavor’. E.g., “Top notes of rose and jasmine can be relished in this winter blend…
Prachi Sibal catches up with poet-painter Tanya Mendonsa to talk about living in the Nilgiris. Since I was a child, I’ve wanted to live on a tea estate.…