37. Friends Forever
I’ve always loved sharing stories by the ‘chai ka baba and baby log’. The children who grow up in tea bungalows have a wonderful childhood, and they have the most lovely stories to tell. Dip…
What started off as an exciting new collaboration with Indian Chai Stories as part of the Chai for Cancer Season 8 Campaign, has only grown from strength to strength.
Indian Chai Stories is a blog by Gowri Mohanakrishnan with almost 200 original stories from 58 contributors from the tea gardens of Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Sri Lanka!
Season 8 Campaign tagline was “Ek Chai Zindagi ke Naam”, and it was felt that there was no better way to take the campaign forward than to showcase the real life stories of tea planters. As Gowri herself puts it, “Back in the tea gardens, our motto has always been “Ek Zindagi Chai ke Naam”.
So, while our tagline changes Season wise, the sentiment remains the same!
When Gowri got married to a tea planter in 1986, she had to leave her city life behind and experience first hand life in the “Dooars”. Amazed by the incredible stories people shared at the tea garden clubs, she decided to start a blog and share their stories with the world! “Life here is a celebration of the human spirit. Indian Chai Stories is all about the people who live here!”
Tune in to Chai for Cancer every Friday for stories of elephants and leopards, of people and of ghosts; some stories so vivid and amazing, they beggar belief!
I’ve always loved sharing stories by the ‘chai ka baba and baby log’. The children who grow up in tea bungalows have a wonderful childhood, and they have the most lovely stories to tell. Dip…
The story I have for you is from a visitor to the tea gardens. Now there is something about the tea gardens that draws visitors in and makes them a part of ‘tea life’ as…
Get yourself a cup of tea before you settle down to read it, because you will be lost in Mamlu Chatterjee’s spellbinding narrative. And I am sure you will love the beautiful photographs from the…
Here’s Norman Woods’ lovely story about a rather unusual pet – truly, this could only happen in a tea garden.Read the story
Ranu Singh Taragi describes a little one’s first trip to a tea garden in this utterly charming story –Read the story
Story by Gowri MohanakrishnanRead the story
With the festive season here, let’s keep the laughter alive and set aside our worries for a while. And let’s try to carry a little spark of laughter in our hearts, so we can offer…
Mirza Yawar Baig’s story, ‘Language Opens Hearts’ is very special: “I recall Mr. Ahmedullah, the General Manager, telling me, ‘You must speak Tamil not only fluently, but like a Tamilian; not like a Hyderabadi or…
Please bear with me as I bring you another story about the hardships that people endure in the tea gardens. And at the end of it, fear not, you will feel cheer, because it is…