73. A Taste of Home
Hello again, all you lovely people at CFC and FOM! The sun has begun its southward journey and the festive season is here. Festivals were always extra special in the world of tea gardens. Today,…
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Mumbai, 2nd October, 2024
Chai for Cancer Adda 2nd Oct 2024: Heartfelt Gratitude for a Special Chai for Cancer Adda in honor of our beloved Volunteer #1, Appa. On October 2, 2024, we gathered in Mumbai for a heartwarming Chai for Cancer adda…
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Fair play
Fair play As the city prepares to welcome the latest festive week, following a four centuries-old tradition, suburbanites hold fond childhood memories of the Bandra Fair’s annual week of worship and revelry. Lasting eight days,…
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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…
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71. Just One Drink
Hello, all you lovely people at CFC/FOM. Friday is my favourite day of the week since I get to re-visit ‘Indian Chai Stories’ – that wonderful collection of stories from tea gardens by over seventy…
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70. Four Shots
Greetings to all you lovely people at CFC/FOM. We’ve visited a number of tea gardens together on our Friday reads, haven’t we? Today’s story takes us to Cachar in the southern part of Assam. That’s…
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Mumbai Adda, July 20 2024
Another unique Chai for Cancer Adda took place, this time at the Artisanat India office in Byculla, Mumbai on July 20, 2024. Hosted by Madhavi Pal and her family, this Adda was a joyful celebration in support of her…
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69. Back in the Day – VIII
Hello, all of you lovely people at CFC/FOM. Friday is here again, and I’ve just put down my newspaper. ‘What troubled times we live in!’ Now that’s a line we all often hear, especially from…
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68. Surviving the Monsoons
Hello, all you lovely people at CFC/FOM. I’m so happy to bring you the latest from ‘Indian Chai Stories’ today. Aloke Mookerjee writes about the monsoons of the 1960s in the Nagrakata area of the…
