tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post1621459949565863936..comments2024-02-26T15:26:57.043+05:30Comments on garam masala chai: And Looking, I Found Myself ChangeGopika Nathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05045583005627540260noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post-64302780414968739312011-08-25T16:41:09.731+05:302011-08-25T16:41:09.731+05:30Tea is a great starting point for any conversation...Tea is a great starting point for any conversation, isn't it? Did you get tea on the streets in a ceramic cup, where? Or do you mean the unglazed earthenware cup without handles - the 'kulhar'. I love your story Kathryn,thanks for sharing.Gopika Nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045583005627540260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post-37219166343399687172011-08-23T19:02:47.960+05:302011-08-23T19:02:47.960+05:30I never enjoy chai as much outside of India, and a...I never enjoy chai as much outside of India, and allow myself the luxury of all of those spoonfuls of sugar that I otherwise never have in my tea. <br />I think every interview I made with artist in India this past year started with chai, conversation seems to stall without it. When I had two visiting professors from Goa here at UConn last fall they made it all the time and there was definite withdrawal when they left, but I could never seem to make it the same way myself, there is definitely magic to it, and being "served" chai is never the same as making it yourself. Also, in India I never seem to need the caffeine rush that I need here, maybe because India itself is a caffeine rush, so in India I mainly drink chai, where here I mainly have coffee, which I actually hate the taste of but tolerate because of the need for caffeine. In offices I love seeing "bearers" running around with cups of chai, and have often been tempted to grab one off the tray, even if it was not intended for me. On the streets is also great, particularly in the ceramic cups.Kathryn Myershttp://kathrynmyers.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post-13367039013736248262011-08-17T18:47:04.166+05:302011-08-17T18:47:04.166+05:30Thanks Renu, good to hear your experience/story re...Thanks Renu, good to hear your experience/story re not mixing milk with darjeeling tea. Have to confess that I too usually like milk in my tea, but have learned to savour the flavour of darjeeling tea without it too.Gopika Nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045583005627540260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post-47453307709625248332011-08-16T23:29:05.007+05:302011-08-16T23:29:05.007+05:30Hi Gopika,
Tea is a way of life for most of us Ind...Hi Gopika,<br />Tea is a way of life for most of us Indians, we even carry our own teabags when we travel to places which do not know the 't' of tea. When i visited Glenbern tea estate I learnt that it is blasphemous to mix milk and sugar in Darjeeling tea, and served in that expensive bone china it somehow seemed very apt, even though i am one of those hard core 'adrak ki chai' with milk and sugar varieties. Lovely topic and so close to home. I congratulate you on this as always really creative idea and love your perspective.Renuka Mahajannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post-46959932836359223512011-08-10T20:23:47.403+05:302011-08-10T20:23:47.403+05:30Hi, Annie, thanks for stopping by. How interesting...Hi, Annie, thanks for stopping by. How interesting to know that chai is a pet theme for you. I love my tea and bus ek din it just started to find a life for itself the makings of which I will be sharing here. I look forward to showing you the fabrics and hope you will be in Delhi when I have the exhibition.Gopika Nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045583005627540260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post-48700954482840951352011-08-10T20:21:12.140+05:302011-08-10T20:21:12.140+05:30Anuraag, you are so right. Chai does indeed connec...Anuraag, you are so right. Chai does indeed connect us across many stated and unstated barriers. I am really having fun discovering various facets of this as I engage with all the people I meet.Gopika Nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045583005627540260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post-26879524025771000992011-08-09T01:25:39.661+05:302011-08-09T01:25:39.661+05:30Wow! Thanks for sharing this, Gopika. Mera pet the...Wow! Thanks for sharing this, Gopika. Mera pet theme hai, but you have made it yours in a special way. I can't wait to see how you use this in fabric or as art.Annie Zaidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post-82842428706201164742011-08-08T23:36:16.300+05:302011-08-08T23:36:16.300+05:30Absolutely un-put-down-able. Chai is the underlyin...Absolutely un-put-down-able. Chai is the underlying spirit which connects India with Bharat, rich with poor, North with South, East with West and one person to another. It is the binding force which melts hearts and symbolize 'atithi devo bhava'.<br /><br />It is a fascinating beginning. I look forward to your blogs and stories, just as I look forward to my daily cup of tea. All the best to the best of all!Anuraag Awasthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655399740371599984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332104658431066325.post-6029230063927154882011-08-04T07:55:20.583+05:302011-08-04T07:55:20.583+05:30Hi Gopika,
Certainly gains a life of its own on t...Hi Gopika,<br /><br />Certainly gains a life of its own on the blog. Looks good and has a nice feel to it. I like the interplay of photographs and text. More this evening when we meet.Mala Balihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822200187844800526noreply@blogger.com