18. Becoming a Planter
Life isn’t all tea and cake, as any planter will tell you. The situations that ‘the boys’ face would make anyone long for boredom. ‘Assault’ ‘attack’ and ‘gherao’ aren’t just words in a tea garden. After living in a tea garden for 35 years, I think boredom is the most desirable state in the world!
Minoo Avari’s piece on Darjeeling, ‘Becoming A Planter’ is a classic. It’s not just a memoir, but a piece of modern history. Cheers to the indomitable spirit of the tea planter!
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.