19. Azaadi ka Din : An Independence Day Story
There’s a song that goes, ‘It Happens Only in India’ and it comes to my mind often, because there are some things that can happen only in a tea garden! Independence Day is special for all of us in different ways.
I love the way Ipsita Sengupta captures the atmosphere of a tea garden on a holiday – sleepy, but not uneventful. ‘Independence Day started like it always did every year in the gardens. I tagged along with Bapi for the flag hoisting…. It was a bright sunny day with one dark cloud hovering!’
Ipsita Sengupta on Independence Day in the garden
– 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
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