A Little Pinch of Anything

If you are cold, tea will warm you If you are too heated, it will cool you If you are depressed, it will cheer you If you are excited, it will calm you - By William Gladstone A little bit of history, you may skip if you want (History is always boring  😉 )  Referring to the history of tea, I have to mention about Chinese whose culture is consort to the origin of tea. (A monk, who founded the Zen Buddhism discovered tea during his fifth year of contemplation.)  It is claimed that the most obsessed drink of India was alien to Indians until the 1920s. During this period advertising and distributing free samples of tea leaves to local vendors steeped the curve of tea lovers in India. Henceforth, mass production of tea leaves started in regions like Assam, Darjeeling, and Nilgiri.  Drinking tea is healthy!!! Tea contains theophylline which does not elevate the central nervous system as much as caffeine. It is also an alternative for those who a...

(Conversation between four friends on their last academic session at their private WhatsApp group. M arch 6, 2020. ANKS: I have booked a hotel for us. DEEKIE: I am planning the itinerary. Let's have a party for a whole night. What say? JASK (Excited about fashion as always): What are we planning to wear? DARSI: Guys, I am buying champagne then. This could be the last party before going out in the world.) The discussion ended there. They all left for their respective home excited and happy without bidding goodbyes, expecting to meet after 20 days. The plan was perfect. The countdown for the party had already started. On March 20, 2020, their plans were shattered. They had to cancel their tickets and hotel booking for their last party night as a student. The whole nation went into lockdown amid coronavirus situation from 24th March 2020 for infinite days. This unplanned situation jiggered the oldest members of Generation Z like these 4 ...