Ek Cup Chai

Tea is called as Chai, Chaha, Tea, Cha, Te, Tee, Sha in different languages across world. One cup chai, as it is called in Hindi, works wonders after a long and tired day. Drinking tea has been a practice since childhood. When I was a kid I used to cry for tea but then my mother never let me drink tea till I was 7-8 yrs old. Even that was after a lot of crying and convincing. I have been drinking tea since so many years, even then every single cup tastes different till date. In India, drinking tea is a daily practice. You just need a reason to drink tea:

a. The day begins with a cup of tea. First thing in the morning, have a cup of tea while reading the news paper. This makes a good beginning of your day.

b. Every guest in India irrespective of cast, creed and status is treated with a cup of tea. This practice is prevalent almost everywhere in India.

c. Tea is considered to be one of the good stress busters. When you are very tired or stressed a cup of tea can rejuvenate you.

d. Tea is always a reason for break in between work.

e. Meeting over tea is a way people catch up with each other.

f. Tea is also treated as a medicine in many ways.

g. When you are sleepy, you grab a cup of tea to stay alerted up.

h. Tea is the best way to stay awake during exams for students. I remember many people doing that to stay awake during the exams.

i. Tea is the way to stay awake during night out with friends. This is the best way I remember having tea with my friends. You stay awake till sunrise with 2-3 cups of tea and talk endlessly.

j. During the monsoons steaming cup of tea and hot pakoda's (especially chilly pakoda's) are the best way to enjoy the monsoons. Especially the tea on the roadside tea shop, while its drizzling is a very enjoying moment .

k. Hot cup of tea during winters is a very nice way to beat the cold.

l. A cup of ginger tea during throat infection is beneficial to reduce the infection.

m. Black tea with lemon is very good after a heavy meal. It helps in digestion.

n. Drinking tea during travel especially in Indian trains is a way of bonding with people and passing time.

o. How can I forget... Tea is the first thing a girl offers to the guy and his family when they come to see her. This is the age old practice which is still followed in India.

p. For most of the software engineers, it is kind of relieving when you do the work on the computer simultaneously sipping a cup of tea.

q. Tea in another form - Ice Tea is a cooling drink and has soothing effect during hot summers

r. I am not sure how far will the medics agree to this. Indian tea is prepared with milk. For people who do not drink milk directly but drink tea with milk, the calcium deficiency can be compensated.

s. Lot of people drink tea when they have a headache. I am not sure if it really works. I never tried it though.

t. Tea helps you overcome the headache and fatigue after a hangover. Lot of people say tea reduces the hangover.

u. High Tea - It can be called as a gathering where people meet up for tea and snacks. It can be a form of get together. High tea basically originates from UK.

v. Tea can be a mood up lifter. A cup of good tea, with good music can change a gloomy day into a happening one. This has worked for me many a times :).

w. This an economic reason why lot of Indians prefer tea to coffee. Tea is cheaper than coffee in most of the restaurants. Economically drinking tea works out :).

x. Most of the people are addicted to Tea. Tea is a drink not restricted to any culture or country. People worldwide drink tea with the same love for the drink. Anywhere you go on earth you will find a cup of tea :).

y. Tea is also drunk just for TIMEPASS. You need not have a reason to drink tea :).

z. The best reason - THE TASTE n AROMA OF TEA!!!

Ah! The aroma and colour of boiling tea awakens you :) Time for my cup of tea!!!