72. To Embroider a Story…
Hello, all you lovely people at CFC/FOM! The children who grew up in tea gardens have the best stories to tell. Today’s storyteller Sunayana Sarkar says, ‘ I was not really a Chai ka baby by strict definition but with Dad…working as a serious agronomist and soil scientist at Tea Research Association, I was no less.’
Those days, the ‘chai ka baby log’ grew up in the most elegant bungalows; bungalows that really shone and reflected all the love and labour that the memsaabs of that era invested in them. Thank you, Sunayana, for inviting us in!
Sunayana’s table looks most attractive, so let’s stop and feast on the treats she offers. A cup of tea? Yes, please.
I’ll be back with more next Friday, dear readers. Yeh vaada raha!
Cheers!!
– 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.