Comments on: Interactive Map http://chaipilgrimage.com A Soul-Nourishing Tea Adventure through Nepal, India & Beyond Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:10:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Atul Goswami http://chaipilgrimage.com/interactive-map/comment-page-1/#comment-14761 Atul Goswami Fri, 27 May 2011 12:02:25 +0000 http://chaipilgrimage.com/?page_id=87#comment-14761 Jenny and Patrick, Namaste! This is Atul from Rajkot-Gujarat-India. Really like your site also your art.... i also love chaai, hay have you ever bin in gujarat (spl in saurastra region http://groups.drupal.org/files/images/rajkot-map_1.jpg)?? this place is also very famous for CHAAI.. :-) it is a land of CHAAI LOVER When ever you will come here (rajkot) just let me know we will explore CHAAI over here also, our heartly invitation to visit here and stay at my home. You can contact me on 09924814711. atsgoswami@gmail.com Thanks Atul Jenny and Patrick,

Namaste!

This is Atul from Rajkot-Gujarat-India.
Really like your site also your art…. i also love chaai, hay have you ever bin in gujarat (spl in saurastra region http://groups.drupal.org/files/images/rajkot-map_1.jpg)?? this place is also very famous for CHAAI.. :-) it is a land of CHAAI LOVER

When ever you will come here (rajkot) just let me know we will explore CHAAI over here also, our heartly invitation to visit here and stay at my home. You can contact me on 09924814711. atsgoswami@gmail.com

Thanks
Atul

]]> By: jenny http://chaipilgrimage.com/interactive-map/comment-page-1/#comment-13103 jenny Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:45:15 +0000 http://chaipilgrimage.com/?page_id=87#comment-13103 Namaste Charu! Thanks so much for visiting our site and for your comments. YES! We have researched Assam tea and of course Assam (tea) will be represented in our book!! We love Assam tea and drink it every day, by itself or in our chai. When I created that map, I included places we were fortunate to visit. Sadly, it didn't work out for us to travel to Assam (for several reasons), and since we didn't know anyone in Assam, the obstacles won over. Luckily, we were able to visit many estates in Darjeeling and Sikkim so that we could learn about tea processing first hand. Thank you for your observation -- this morning I added Assam to the map even though we could not visit during our 'chai pilgrimage'. But yes! Next time, we would love to visit your family's tea factory. Thank you so much for the invitation. Please stay tuned! We hope our book will be out this Fall -- it is very close! Thank you again, and Namaste. PS I'm so happy you enjoyed our site. :) Namaste Charu! Thanks so much for visiting our site and for your comments. YES! We have researched Assam tea and of course Assam (tea) will be represented in our book!! We love Assam tea and drink it every day, by itself or in our chai. When I created that map, I included places we were fortunate to visit. Sadly, it didn’t work out for us to travel to Assam (for several reasons), and since we didn’t know anyone in Assam, the obstacles won over. Luckily, we were able to visit many estates in Darjeeling and Sikkim so that we could learn about tea processing first hand. Thank you for your observation — this morning I added Assam to the map even though we could not visit during our ‘chai pilgrimage’. But yes! Next time, we would love to visit your family’s tea factory. Thank you so much for the invitation.

Please stay tuned! We hope our book will be out this Fall — it is very close! Thank you again, and Namaste. PS I’m so happy you enjoyed our site. :)

]]> By: Charu http://chaipilgrimage.com/interactive-map/comment-page-1/#comment-13070 Charu Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:59:00 +0000 http://chaipilgrimage.com/?page_id=87#comment-13070 I came across your blog while doing my research on tea, for I work with my father in his tea business in Assam. I was surprised and a little disappointed to not see Assam on the map as it is known to contribute generously, infact a majority, to the tea production of the country. The flavor and the aroma is different from the famous Darjeeling tea and tea from the Ooty-Munnar belt. We have tea manufacturing factories in Assam and currently supply our tea to the domestic market and to auction centers. We have a vision to start tea exports by the next season. You should visit Assam when you come to India next. The site looks fabulous and the book is much awaited. Good luck! I came across your blog while doing my research on tea, for I work with my father in his tea business in Assam. I was surprised and a little disappointed to not see Assam on the map as it is known to contribute generously, infact a majority, to the tea production of the country. The flavor and the aroma is different from the famous Darjeeling tea and tea from the Ooty-Munnar belt.

We have tea manufacturing factories in Assam and currently supply our tea to the domestic market and to auction centers. We have a vision to start tea exports by the next season.

You should visit Assam when you come to India next.

The site looks fabulous and the book is much awaited. Good luck!

]]> By: Jose Joseph http://chaipilgrimage.com/interactive-map/comment-page-1/#comment-12975 Jose Joseph Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:16:13 +0000 http://chaipilgrimage.com/?page_id=87#comment-12975 Thanks for your blog! Its wonderful. I'm a chai addict. While I was working on some projects in Mumbai ( Bombay ), a "cutting" of Chai got you through some stressful times ( better than cigarrettes or beer ! ). If you visit Mumbai you should try the street side tea stalls. Chai is better made in copper vessels. My dad was a manager of a tea plantation in Kerala. Chai is served in glasses in Kerala and goes through the process of airation ( simply by allowing a stream of chai to travel between two tumblers through the maximum distance between the right and the left hand ). The quantity served in the stalls there is much more than Mumbai, Chennai or Bangalore. In Mumbai be sure that you are not served Chai made of re-cycled tea leaves. Its horrible. There is no prana left in it! I am in Singapore now. The food courts here do have an Indian chai stall. You will get a generous helping of Chai. Usually 5 times a 'cutting' that you get in Mumbai. owever after having that you may not have an appetite to eat anything else! All the best! May I use your picture of the cinnamon sticks that you have on your site. I want it for an article that I'm writing. Thanks! Thanks for your blog! Its wonderful.

I’m a chai addict. While I was working on some projects in Mumbai ( Bombay ), a “cutting” of Chai got you through some stressful times ( better than cigarrettes or beer ! ). If you visit Mumbai you should try the street side tea stalls.
Chai is better made in copper vessels.

My dad was a manager of a tea plantation in Kerala. Chai is served in glasses in Kerala and goes through the process of airation ( simply by allowing a stream of chai to travel between two tumblers through the maximum distance between the right and the left hand ). The quantity served in the stalls there is much more than Mumbai, Chennai or Bangalore.

In Mumbai be sure that you are not served Chai made of re-cycled tea leaves. Its horrible. There is no prana left in it!

I am in Singapore now. The food courts here do have an Indian chai stall. You will get a generous helping of Chai.
Usually 5 times a ‘cutting’ that you get in Mumbai. owever after having that you may not have an appetite to eat anything else!

All the best!

May I use your picture of the cinnamon sticks that you have on your site. I want it for an article that I’m writing.
Thanks!

]]> By: Kirstie http://chaipilgrimage.com/interactive-map/comment-page-1/#comment-12909 Kirstie Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:51:51 +0000 http://chaipilgrimage.com/?page_id=87#comment-12909 I finally enter the chai pilgrimage. So, beautiful and loving. I love the chai wallah photos! I am truly inspired. Thanks for your lovely work. Namaste, Kirstie I finally enter the chai pilgrimage. So, beautiful and loving. I love the chai wallah photos!

I am truly inspired.

Thanks for your lovely work.

Namaste,

Kirstie

]]> By: charita http://chaipilgrimage.com/interactive-map/comment-page-1/#comment-11319 charita Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:16:00 +0000 http://chaipilgrimage.com/?page_id=87#comment-11319 i LOVE your blog. So informative and fun! Being Indian, I've learned more about chai on your site than I ever have! Congratulations! I look forward to your book! Namaste, Charita i LOVE your blog. So informative and fun! Being Indian, I’ve learned more about chai on your site than I ever have! Congratulations! I look forward to your book!

Namaste,
Charita

]]> By: Curious http://chaipilgrimage.com/interactive-map/comment-page-1/#comment-10259 Curious Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:07:23 +0000 http://chaipilgrimage.com/?page_id=87#comment-10259 Absolutely Incredible Website and Adventure!!!!!! I'm speechless at the extent of creativity as well as your passion for travel. Hopefully one day I'll get there too ;) Keep up the awesomely awesome work! Absolutely Incredible Website and Adventure!!!!!! I’m speechless at the extent of creativity as well as your passion for travel. Hopefully one day I’ll get there too ;)

Keep up the awesomely awesome work!

]]> By: Monil Dalal http://chaipilgrimage.com/interactive-map/comment-page-1/#comment-6797 Monil Dalal Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:43:32 +0000 http://chaipilgrimage.com/?page_id=87#comment-6797 Hi! Liked to concept of writing on Chaiwallahs! During my design education, i do remember many of my friends used to do system design on this subject! And they used to come up with quite good amount of design intervention ideas on improvising chaiwallahs social condition! As Ankur as mentioned in Ahmedabad, tea is a culture in it self. There is special tea called "cutting" :) As people keep drinking mug full of tea they kill their appetite. Also whenever they meet any friend or relative even outside home, just to have a chat they offer chai to each other on the near by tea stall. Or in the shop if any customer comes to purchase some good amount of stock, to great them shopkeeper ask for tea. Now in each of this scenarios there is something called "cutting"! Cutting is half cup tea which people can finish fast and get back to their work! The tea is quite significant to few of the very great institutions in India! And that itself is a study in its own sense! Each institution has one tea maker outside the main gate and students - professors will surely go once to this place and discuss about all varied subjects! The teawalls are also getting quite good amount of knowledge while listing to their discussion and also actively participate. I can relate this as i have seen this happening outside my design institute NID (National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad) and IIM (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad). Hope to see such many interesting fact, stories in your book! Best of luck! Regards, Monil Hi!

Liked to concept of writing on Chaiwallahs!

During my design education, i do remember many of my friends used to do system design on this subject! And they used to come up with quite good amount of design intervention ideas on improvising chaiwallahs social condition!

As Ankur as mentioned in Ahmedabad, tea is a culture in it self. There is special tea called “cutting” :) As people keep drinking mug full of tea they kill their appetite. Also whenever they meet any friend or relative even outside home, just to have a chat they offer chai to each other on the near by tea stall. Or in the shop if any customer comes to purchase some good amount of stock, to great them shopkeeper ask for tea. Now in each of this scenarios there is something called “cutting”! Cutting is half cup tea which people can finish fast and get back to their work!

The tea is quite significant to few of the very great institutions in India! And that itself is a study in its own sense! Each institution has one tea maker outside the main gate and students – professors will surely go once to this place and discuss about all varied subjects! The teawalls are also getting quite good amount of knowledge while listing to their discussion and also actively participate. I can relate this as i have seen this happening outside my design institute NID (National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad) and IIM (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad).

Hope to see such many interesting fact, stories in your book! Best of luck!

Regards,
Monil

]]> By: jenny http://chaipilgrimage.com/interactive-map/comment-page-1/#comment-6740 jenny Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:23:55 +0000 http://chaipilgrimage.com/?page_id=87#comment-6740 thanks, roger. glad you like it! i've been doing a lot of little sketches for our book with tea bags and cinnamon on old scrap papers. same for this map. it is fluid and fun and seems so perfect for this project. are you an artist? thanks, roger. glad you like it! i’ve been doing a lot of little sketches for our book with tea bags and cinnamon on old scrap papers. same for this map. it is fluid and fun and seems so perfect for this project. are you an artist?

]]> By: roger http://chaipilgrimage.com/interactive-map/comment-page-1/#comment-6734 roger Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:50:10 +0000 http://chaipilgrimage.com/?page_id=87#comment-6734 nice map! can you tell us more about how you made the map? it is beautiful, almost looks like it was made from chai ingredients. what paper is it? best, roger nice map! can you tell us more about how you made the map? it is beautiful, almost looks like it was made from chai ingredients. what paper is it?

best, roger

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