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Off Topic- That Magic Drink, Tea

Posted on January 14, 2008
A Cup of Tea- Magical!

I am really surprised how come I did not wax eloquent about my favorite drink in the world. No, this was not the planned post for today. Smita is responsible for this one. She has waxed eloquent about tea and it is infectious. And I have to quote her-

Drinking tea is a form of meditation, did you know?

Just sitting there, with a steaming cup in the hand, the mind is so relaxed, so much at peace. The Buddhist monks still use it as a mode of meditation. Tea is regularly offered as means of learning, practicing, and experiencing awareness in simple, everyday activities.

I absolutely agree with her. There was a time when my daily average (read Ph.D. days) tea consumption was about 20 cups. No, this is true, I can count from one to twenty. Now it is down just to six cups of tea. But 20 or six, I do absolutely adore the drink.

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10 thoughts on “Off Topic- That Magic Drink, Tea”

  1. Sidhusaaheb says:
    January 14, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    Considering the fact that tea contains Caffeine, it’s good to know that you’ve cut down on consumption!:D

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  2. Madhat says:
    January 15, 2008 at 3:06 pm

    hmm.. reminded me that I have a cup of tea lying on my table..

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  3. Mridula says:
    January 15, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    Sidhu Caffeine or Nicotine, I am not going to give up tea. I mean to say at least it is not Nicotine!Apurva, jaao chai khatam karo!Alka, you are right. Not sure about the Maggie part though 😀

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  4. Alka says:
    January 15, 2008 at 3:08 pm

    I think this drink seems more magical when we are drinking it together. 🙂 I think I will not cook maggie in future you do it nicely. 🙂

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  5. Wanderer says:
    January 17, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    Mridula tell Sidhusaheb”Paal le ek rog jine ke vaaste sehat ke sahare Zindgai katati nahi hai “.I also remember my University days when we used to finish 4-5 cups one after another in wait of some one.

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  6. Mridula says:
    January 17, 2008 at 4:31 pm

    Wanderer, thanks for sharing the quote, I had not heard it. And you told Sidhu Already 🙂

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  7. final_transit says:
    January 21, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    ohmygod! now I know why there is a Tea shortage in Delhi… hehehe!

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  8. Mridula says:
    January 22, 2008 at 3:59 pm

    Priiiiyyyyyyyyank, that is not true!

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  9. Faye Morley says:
    March 22, 2010 at 9:17 am

    Dear Mridula,

    I am currently doing a project for a DIDA ICT Qualification for my year 11 coursework. As part of this, we must design and make ‘welcome posters’ in which I have put pictures of stereotypes of England. I am writing to you to ask permission to the picture of the cup of tea off your website in this section of my coursework. This project is purely for educational purposes and will not be published, just sent into the examiner.

    Yours sincerley, Faye Morley.
    (Please reply using my email address: [email protected] )

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    1. Mridula says:
      March 22, 2010 at 11:18 am

      Dear Faye,

      Many thanks for asking for permission to use the picture of the cup of tea. please go ahead and use it in your assignment. My best wishes for your work.

      Regards,
      Mridula

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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