12. The Tale of a Wedding Less Ordinary
The planter and his family live in surroundings that are far from anybody’s idea of ‘normal’. But has anyone ever let that get in the way? Life goes on: children go to school, we have Diwali and Christmas, Bihu and Eid, births and weddings. Yes, beautiful weddings, held in Burra Bungalows.
Today I’m sharing one of my favourites from Indian Chai Stories – the story of a monsoon wedding by Mrinalini Rautela Pahwa. She writes: “… in the midst of friends, family, love and laughter, set against the backdrop of a political agitation that would change the face of the state I knew as home and draw the curtains on a way of life…I got married.”
Read the story
– Gowri Mohanakrishnan
Indian Chai Stories
This segment is a result of our fruitful collaboration with Indian Chai Stories, a blog by Gowri Mohanakrishnan, a planter’s wife who’s been writing tea stories for many years and is also an active supporter of Chai for Cancer
Her stories come straight from the tea gardens of India and are best enjoyed with a cup of garam chai.
So go ahead #raiseyourcup #DrinkToACause
Visit www.chaiforcancer.org to donate towards our cause.