Comments on: Meet Mata Prasad, clay cup wallah.

By: anjum

anjum — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:52:31 +0000

Hi,
I a visual artist, and I too am obsessed with Tea drinking! And that is the premise of my next upcoming show in January 2010 – ‘an ode to tea’. I stumbled upon your blog recently and find it really interesting.
I am originally from India, based in Toronto now. I am able to relate to all the pictures here. My parents encouraged travel, and so I have been lucky to be able to travel the length and breadth of India.
Good luck.
Anjum

By: Babe

Babe — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:11:42 +0000

Thanks for the video! That was amazing and he is surely talented! I was wondering if those cups are washable or do you throw them out after use? Thank you for the experience!

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:32:12 +0000

Greetings, Thanks for taking the time to find the maker of the pots. I have been thinking about how to replicate this here in the States as a biodegradable cup for drinks. The video is awesome.

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By: Dinah Soar

Dinah Soar — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:33:40 +0000

Great blog. More please!

By: Tiggy Rawling

Tiggy Rawling — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:07:40 +0000

Oh, I am in heaven. Clay chai pots. Thanks for posting the video. Absolutely delightful and amazing.

I spent time with a potter north of Bhuj, Kutch. He still makes pots for a branch of the railway from Amhedabad to the south. I brought one back, carefully wrapped. This one was special, he had decorated it.

In January I was invited to a Mela in Kutch, and there again we used clay chai cups. Another one carefully brought home.

So now I have to find your potter in Benares – only seven weeks to go! Hurrah.

By: jenny

jenny — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:29:26 +0000

thanks Arch and Bhumika! and India J, i’m happy you stumbled onto our site. glad you like it! and yes. please share it! jenny

By: India J

India J — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:08:58 +0000

Beautiful blog..!
I LOVE the concept, presentation, photos… everything about it – please may I post about you and link to my blog..?
Thanks in advance..:)
India J

By: bhumika

bhumika — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:45:57 +0000

Jenny, it’s the same – just the spelling is different I’d love to help you guys with any information you need for the book. Will surely mail you if i come across anything interesting.

By: Arch

Arch — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:33:46 +0000

I love drinking chai from the clay cup ‘Khullars’ These ones looks absolutely delightful:-)

Thanks for sharing:-)

By: jenny

jenny — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:19:53 +0000

The smell is so mesmerizing! Oh it was so sad for us this last trip, too, to see they are using plastic cups on the RR. it’s too bad. maybe the trash will become a problem again, and they’ll switch back. Bhumika, we’ve heard of ‘kullarhs’–is that the same as kulhads? did we record that wrong or is it just another spelling, different region? Patrick is working on a piece about the clay cups, history and facts, etc. it will be coming soon!

please–everyone, share anything you know or experiences you’ve had that we can learn from. it will all help us to write a stronger book!