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5 Popular Indian Teas With Great Health Benefits
It’s around 4 in the afternoon and people are gently sipping piping hot chai (tea),sometimes accompanied with a biscuit or two, gossiping with family and friends; this is a scene almost every Indian is...
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Dhoni Treats His Old Chaiwala to a Lavish Dinner Proving He Will Always Be...
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is leading his best life. Ever since he stepped down as the Captain of the Indian cricket team, the much-beloved cricketer has enjoyed some downtime with his friends and family....
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It’s Time to Break Stereotypes and Our Expectations of Gender Roles
Despite having ushered in the 21st century, men and women are still boxed into expectations placed on them by the virtue of their gender. But such stereotypes only serve to cause harm. Who says that...
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Are Tea and Coffee Good for Your Health or Bad? We Asked an Oncologist and...
Coffee and tea are the most widely consumed beverages globally, yet there are secrets untold about this universal stimulant. After all, we finally live chaipani ke liye! Dr. Vishal Rao takes a closer...
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Bamboo Shoots, Herbal Tea & a Love Story: This Organic Retreat in Sikkim Has...
Almost 20 years ago, when a young Swiss student made her way to the Tibetan Buddhism Centre in San Francisco, little did she know that her life was going to be altered forever. Helen Kamph, then in her...
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Meet Assam’s First Organic Tea Farmer Who Also Owns The World’s First...
In the words of Tenzing Bodosa, “If you respect nature, nature will respect you. It is that simple.” Tenzing’s two farms in Bodoland territorial area of Kachibari village in the Udalguri district of...
View ArticleVideo: How an Assam Woman Grew One of the Rarest Teas in the World
One of the rarest varieties of tea in the world, Yellow tea is generally grown in the hilly areas of Hunan, Zhejiang, and Sichuan in China. Unlike black tea, this type is not entirely fermented but is...
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IRCTC Installs POS Machines on Trains for Compulsory Billing of Food!
Following several criticisms by passengers, including being overcharged, the Indian Railways is aggresively advocating transparency. The IRCTC has begun using POS machines on:- Train No. 19707/8: The...
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Tea-Seller’s Tale of Taking His Kids to McDonald’s For the 1st Time Will Move...
For most of us, walking into a McDonald’s outlet for a burger is a casual affair, and the fast food joint is one amongst a host of other options. We walk in, order our food and proceed to snarf it down...
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Why This Kolkata Chaiwala Got Tributes From All Over The World on His Death
Within the hallowed confines of one of India’s most prestigious universities, is the legendary canteen run by Milan Kanti Dey, fondly known as Milan da, who passed away due to lung cancer. (Note: An...
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Purple Is the New Gold: Rare Tea from Arunachal Sells for a Whopping Rs 24501!
In the heart of Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang District are wild vegetations of a rare kind of tea. This tea, rich in its health benefits was once believed to be from Kenya. But in 2015, the Tocklai...
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Kids of This Ludhiana School Share Their Tiffin Boxes With Over 3000 Needy...
Distribution of the food. It is very rare to come across people like Maninder Pal Singh. As we begin our conversation, he tells me, “We come alone, and we will go alone, so why not spend the time we...
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After 15 Years, ‘Kulhad’ Returns to the Railways: 7 Reasons to Be Excited!
There’s something about cold winter mornings and a steaming cup of chai. What makes it even better is to have that chai in a kulhad (earthen cup). Fifteen years ago, erstwhile Railway Minister Lalu...
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Exclusive: Inside the 90-YO Mussoorie Dhaba That Has Fed Generations of...
What’s the one thing that you associate with your college days? For me, it was consuming copious amounts of chai. A cup of tea was a panacea to all troubles and the companion to all joys. For this...
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Indian Man’s Tea Stall in London Is Empowering Refugees, One Chai At a Time!
Amani Wadood (name changed) does not hesitate anymore while conversing in English. From offering directions to people who are lost, ordering his favourite food items and discussing news, the 26-year...
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A Legend in Jaipur, 94-YO Chaiwala Feeds 200 Beggars For Free Every Day!
Every morning, he wakes up at 3, gets ready, and heads to his store. Cutting through the overwhelming line of morning customers, he rolls up the shutters and begins the preparations. By 4.30 am, his...
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Don’t Dump Used Tea Leaves, Coffee Grounds! 6 Things You Can Do With Them...
To paraphrase, they say that the day begins at the bottom of a coffee (or tea) cup and I wonder if more relatable words have ever been spoken. And even as I gulp down the last sip of my freshly brewed...
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Sale of Fake Tea Powder Rampant: Here’s How to Check Your Tea For Adulteration
India is the 2nd largest producer of tea in the world, with per capita consumption amounting to 19 per cent of the total world-wide consumption. The domestic population in India consumes around 76 per...
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Kanpur Tea-Seller Uses 80% Income to Educate 40 Needy Kids, Inspires VVS Laxman!
Over the last one week, Kanpur-based tea-seller, Mohammad Mahboob Malik’s stall situated on a footpath at the Sharda Nagar intersection has been attracting a lot of attention. Why? Because the humble...
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Plastic in Your Green Tea? Here’s How You May Be Having Your Drink Wrong
Not too long ago, I decided to begin my day on a healthy note, and one of the changes I made was to switch to green tea. Little did I know that I was drinking plastic particles along with my cuppa!...
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10 Natural & Fresh Tea Flavours That Are Perfect for Winter
Winter is the time for warmth and comfort, and nothing does both better than a steaming, aromatic cup of tea. The warming brew is the perfect antidote for a dull, gloomy day, and here is a list of 10...
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Ever Had Bhut Jolokia Tea? Assam Couple Brew Success With Unique, Natural Blends
With The Positive Collective, The Better India’s COVID-19 coverage is available to regional language publications for free. Write to editorial@thebetterindia.com for more details. Of the many things...
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Should You Avoid Curd When it Rains? An Expert Fact Checks Monsoon Health Myths
Think monsoon, and images of piping hot tea and pakoras come rushing in. But, water dripping from rooftops, muddy puddles, damp and worst of all — infections — tend to ruin the general euphoric mood...
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With a Tiger & a Goat, This Swadeshi Tea Stood up To The British Raj’s Racism
Cutting Chai, Masala Chai, Kahwa, Lal Cha, and many, many more — in India, chai, or tea, is not just a beverage, it is an emotion. From the soul-awakening sip in the morning to the energising dose at...
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Mother-Daughter Show How to Make Organic Fertilizer Using Waste Tea Grounds
India’s obsession with tea has been written about countless times. From saplings being grown in plantations in Assam in 1824 to the ubiquitous roadside tea stall seen everywhere today, tea has become a...
View ArticleAward-Winning 67-YO Delhi Chai Seller has Written 25 Books, Sold 30,000 Copies
Laxman Rao, who has written 25 books based on his life experience, is very different from other authors. Even at the age of 67, he still runs his tea stall in Delhi. Born in 1952 in Maharashtra’s...
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92-YO Ammiji Teams Up With Granddaughter, Wows Foodies With Homemade Spice...
There’s truly no specific age at which one can become an entrepreneur. We all know of Col. Sanders, who was 65-year-old when he founded the now-iconic KFC. Closer home, 92-year-old Rajinder Kaur Chatha...
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How a Trip to Kolkata Influenced a Family’s 100-YO Legacy of Brewing Tea in...
In India, they say there is a story behind every cup of chai, and this holds in the case of the Taiyebis. When Taha’s grandfather, Iqbal Husain, went to Kolkata in the early ’90s, he returned to...
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Class 12 Dropout Turns Love for Chai Into Steaming Hot Success Of 50 Outlets
A hot steaming cup of chai is a must for most people to start their day. But Faisal Yousaf, 36, turned his love for chai into a business called ‘The Chai Wallah’. This class 12 dropout brewed success...
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