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= TEA CULTURE OF AHMEDABAD =

AHMEDABAD CITY AND TEA CULTURE- THE CONNECTION
The largest city of Gujarat and the upcoming Metro City of India, is 606 year old city of Ahmedabad, which was founded by emperor Ahmed Shah. Recently declared as the India’s first World Heritage City. The city has been one of the main economic support for the state and also for India. Ahmedabad is the second largest producer of cotton in India. Being such a big city with everything available, people often migrate to Ahmedabad from other cities for better opportunities. Gandhiji’s Ashram City was ranked third by Forbes list in 2010 for fastest growing city of the decade!

With all the religion people living here, Ahmedabad is the perfect example of being a Mix pot. Here you may witness, many religions, languages, cultures and etc depending on the population. Be it any religion or culture, all people are Foodie here. From going to the Famous Manek Chowk at night, to ShriJi’s Ice Cream and Das Khaman. From the old restaurants of the city to the new rising cafe culture in the New Ahmedabad.

Drinks! How important is to everyone. There are various types of drinks available in the market. For Ahmedabad’s the Alcoholic or Non-Alcoholic Drink is TEA. India being the second largest producer of tea, it is so famous in India, and so in Ahmedabad also. There are many famous Tea Cafés in Ahmedabad like Khetla Aapa, Tea Post, Lucky Tea Wala and many more. The most famous out of all, Khetla Aapa, is now a big chain, started in Rajkot in 1980’s. Now having plenty of branches in Ahmedabad, it earns approximately, Rs. 50,000 per day.

FAMOUS TEA STALLS IN AHMEDABAD
1) Lucky tea stall and Irani tea stall are two famous tea stalls of Ahmedabad. Both of them were established in the 19th century. Lucky tea stall was found by K.H Muhammad ealier in 1950. When this stall was found it was just in front of the graveyard but after sometimes it was shifted at another place from there and that was being bought by the owner on lucky tea stall.  It is famous for his masala chai and maskabun as well as for the situation of that stall. the graves which are spotted at the lucky tea stall are being cleaned by the waiters of the stall on daily basis. This was even shown on the t.v by history t.v 18. This stall comes under list of visitable places of ahmedabad because of the area in which it is.

2) Irani  tea stall is also famous for its masal tea and maskabun as well their speciality in non-vegetarian dishses. It is situated in the old city of Ahmedabad ,interior and other things are of earlier times but the food of irani restaurant is really fabulous. It is also for its butter which they use in the maskabun. So irani and lucky are two very old tea stalls but still they are serving their best food out of it. Nowadays just like  that other tea stalls such as khetalaapa are developing very fastly. So the tea culture of ahmedabad is improving extremely fast and the ahmedabadis are also not missing their taste of the tea.

SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE
In India, tea breaks hindrances, softens limits and creates new bonds. Tea is one drink that looks past class as well and no big surprise then when it was utilized as a political crusade, it quickly discovered reverberation with individuals the nation over. "Chai is your unassuming buddy amid extraordinary political exchanges, prepare ventures, chatter sessions with missing companions, thruway breaks, and blustery day sentimental escapes. In any case, above all, a measure of garam chai encourages you wipe out cumbersomeness and hit a discussion with the other individual.

Since the British popularised tea in India, it has become an integral part of the rhythm of life here. It has a constant, unifying presence in a profoundly diverse country like ours. “Be it a chai ka thela or a fancy tea parlour, I love my tea breaks. To study fashion across various cultures, I frequently travel to different parts of India. From the white dessert of Kutch, I have noticed that tea is the only one connecting factor that energises and heals one and all,” says fashion designer Pooja Vyas. The chaiwallahs in Ahmadabad brew their thick malai wali chai using tea, ginger root, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, and many other spices. “Whether at home or at a tea stall, I got to have at least three to four cups of tea a day. You can say that I am addicted to tea as even a single day in my life cannot come to an end without a cup of freshly-made tea. Tea with khakhra or thepla is a staple in our house,” says architect Samarth Desai. Fitness-conscious Gujarati's may have moved on to black coffee or green tea but their relationship with chai is ever lasting. “People are becoming more health-conscious and opt for healthier versions of tea like chamomile or white tea which are sugar and milk free. Even though I have moved on to healthier versions of tea, chai has still remained a part of my life. Everytime there are guests at home, they are served chah and khari biscuits,”

At most colleges in Ahmadabad a chaiwala's thela or stall is a position of get-together for students. A chai break is a must, sipping freshly fermented tea by the stall of the chaiwala or tea vendor in the organization of good friends, is spot over the need list of students.

POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE
It is believed that none of the discussions whether at individual, social or economical issues in India cannot start without a sip of tea. The honorable Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi i n his early life used to work at tea stall. Inspired by this, Mr. Narendra Modi had initiated the campaign called: Chai pe charcha, wherein PM would talk to the tea stall people through video conferencing upon certain economic and social issues like good governance, women empowerment and many more. He started this campaign as he believed that to solve the issues it is important to get connected with the people. This campaign has run over 1000 tea stalls in 300 cities, including Ahmedabad. Moreover, in Ahmedabad, there is kettle circle near Akhbarnagar which was inaugurated on 15 September, 2014 and is considered as world’s first kettle circle. This shows that that entire tea culture has been spread across India and not only in Ahmedabad. Moreover when any political meeting is to be started with any foreign political leader also, it is started with the sip of tea. This shows that this campaign is not applicable only to Indians but is applicable to other people outside India. As chai pe charcha campaign has been successful, Mr. Modi had launched  “lunch pe charcha” wherein all MP’s will bring their own Tiffin and discuss the about Union Budget 2018-19 among  the people. such unique ideas helps the economy to govern properly and interactively with the citizens.

CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
In Ireland, you go to somebody's home, and she inquires as to whether you need some tea. You say no, thank you, you're extremely fine and dandy. She inquires as to whether you're certain. You say obviously you're certain, truly, you needn't bother with a thing. But they articulate it ting. You needn't bother with a ting. All things considered, she says at that point, I would get myself some at any rate, so it would be no inconvenience. Ok, you say, well, on the off chance that you would get yourself a few, I wouldn't see any problems a spot of tea, at that, inasmuch as it's no inconvenience and I can give you a submit the kitchen. At that point you experience the entire thing once more until you both wind up in the kitchen drinking tea and visiting.

In America, somebody inquires as to whether you need some tea, you say no, and after that you don't get any condemned tea. I preferred the Irish way better." ― C.E. Murphy, American Author

In numerous societies tea is considerably more than a drink. It is a custom with both individual and social hugeness. So how did that happen?

As per Chinese legend, tea was found in 2727 BC, when the Emperor Shen Nong was cleansing water in the safe house of a tea tree, and a few leaves blew into the pot. He adored the flavor, shading and fragrance of the unintentional drink and imparted it to whatever remains of China, making it a family staple.

In India, legend says Prince Dharma, who left China to lecture Buddhism, promised not to rest amid his 9– year mission. Close to the finish of his third year, surpassed by weakness, he took a stab at biting a couple of tea leaves to remain wakeful. The leaves gave him the stamina to remain alert for the rest of the 6 years. That is some entirely solid tea!

Japan recounts the story marginally in an unexpected way, with the depleted Bodi Dharma nodding off. When he woke he was so baffled with himself that he detached his eyelids and tossed them on the ground. In where his eyelids fell, charmed tea bushes jumped up.

The Chinese initially utilized tea for therapeutic purposes and later as a drink. They utilized it for blessing giving, romance ceremonies, predecessor love, and supreme tribute charges. Starting in the ninth century, tea culture spread past China, first to Japan and Korea, at that point to the Middle East. For quite a long time China was the world's just tea– exporter.

TEA CULTURE IN AHMEDABAD
Ahmedabad is a tea culture. Almost everything is shared on the cup of tea.

We have witnessed that tea is evolving from the roots of our ancestors and now it has taken a totally different change. Earlier people used to have milk tea and now when the times have changed people prefer having green tea, black tea, lemon tea, grass tea, ice tea and what not so if we go to see we have still not changed our culture of using tea and consuming tea but it is just that the way of consuming tea has changed so we are deeply rooted to the culture of ours.

In Ahmedabad we have seen that there are various tea stalls which offer tea’s in different innovative ways possible. Some serve tea in kullads that are made from clay, some serve it in a small glass with saucer and there are still different ways of serving but what we trying to prove here is that we have not yet replaced the thing. But yes obviously there are some innovations like there is a place which serves tea with khari and it becomes the speciality of that place and this place is located in the heart of the city that is navrangpura, off cg road.[edit]

Just like we see people in every hook and corner of the city we see tea stalls in every corner of the city. Gujarat is famous for its culture and its special dishes, Gujarati people have a habit of consuming tea three times a day. Once they have it when they wake up and start their day and then they have it when they wake up in the afternoon and then when they return from work they have it for the third time. So basically they consume tea when they want to get off their sleep and yes it is considered as a tool to make people forget their sleep. When they consume tea they kind off get high through chai basically gujarati’s have a trend of calling it chai and chaai is bae.

So yes totally we have our cultural significance on chaai that is tea. And for some people like almost many of the people cannot live without chaai in Gujarat specially.

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