Indian Street Tea Stall

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History of Tea

Tea Stall Helper

Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring boiling hot water over cured leaves of theCamellia sinensis plant. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. It has a cooling, slightly bitter, astringent flavour which many people enjoy.

Consumption of tea (especially green) is beneficial to health and longevity given its antioxidant, flavanols,flavonoids, polyphenols, and catechins content. Tea catechins have known anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective activities, help to regulate food intake, and have an affinity for cannabinoid receptors, which may suppress pain and nausea, and provide calming effects.

Consumption of green tea is associated with a lower risk of diseases that cause functional disability, such as “stroke, cognitive impairment, and osteoporosis” in the elderly.

Tea contains L-theanine, and its consumption is strongly associated with a calm but alert and focused, relatively productive (alpha wave dominant), mental state in humans. This mental state is also common to meditative practice.

The phrase herbal tea usually refers to infusions of fruit or herbs made without the tea plant, such asrosehip tea or chamomile tea. Alternative phrases for this are tisane or herbal infusion, both bearing an implied contrast with "tea" as it is construed here.

Indian Tea Steel

In our country, a tea stall serves various purposes: first as a place of business where the business of serving tea takes place secondly as a confluence point of various people from diverse socio-economic-cultural backgrounds. As a place of business a tea stall exists in various physical forms and shapes from a small shanty to a hand pulled carriage hath thela to a concrete shop with an iron shutter.  It is usually stocked with various utensils, stoves, glasses, cups, strainers, crates etc.  Topics of discussions at a tea stall ranges from politics, uncertainties of life, sports, anecdotes, to the ‘greatness’ of our ministers.  This platform is quite charged up and views are exchanged without any control and mostly comments flow free.  Tea stall changes its form many a times during a usual day.  From serving first cup of morning tea to a well deserved cup after a day’s labour in the wee hours of night.  The photo project is aimed towards documenting existing tea stalls in our society.  From still life of a tea stall to action-scapes of a tea stall the project will document it all.  The project is intended to highlight the scenes taking place at the tea stalls, portraits of owners of the tea stall in their environment and various interactions taking place. 

About Street Tea Stall

A tea stall is a common sight in our country. It is found in cities, towns, bazaars, railway station, bus stands and even in villages. It is a small shop. In a tea stall there are few chairs, tables for benches. Prepared tea is sold here. Biscuits, cakes, loaf, bananas, cigarettes and betel leaf are also sold here. There is often a boy or two to serve tea to the customers. The manager sits behind the cash box and collects money from the customer. An ordinary tea stall is dirty. A kettle is always kept hot on the stove. A tea stall opens in the morning and closes late night. A tea stall is a popular place. People of different ages and classes come here. They take tea and talk with one another. They discuss on various subjects. They also talk on village politics national and international politics and on current affairs. Sometimes customers raise a storm over a cup of tea. A tea stall is an important place of social gathering indeed.

A tea stall is a small shop where ready tea is served to the customers. It mainly sits at Railwayor Bus station. Besides, It is found at bazers, a factory or a launch ghat. A tea stall is not well furnished. A tea stall is of great importance to passers-by, day laborers, workers, official and political leaders. Tea is a popular drink. It refreshes body and mind together. There is an oven, a pan of milk to prepare tea and decorated with simple chairs, tables and benches. Hot tea, biscuits, bread, banana, betel leaf , cigarettes are sold there.

 However, a tea stall opens early in the morning and closed at late night. There is a boy to serve tea to the customers and a manager who sits behind the cash box and receives money from the customers. While taking tea the customers discuss familial, political, economic and social affairs. 

As they discuss political affairs very much like our national parliament staying at a tea stall, it is called a mini Sangsad. After taking tea, they quarrel  with each other about their saying things. Always it looks like crowded and noisy. In fact, a tea stall is a favorite option to all kinds of people.