600 years of Ahmedabad, everyone is doing a lot of cultural exhibitions, video's lectures etc. their are a vast amount of interpretations of what Ahmedabad has, is and going to be. also there are many different ways in which people see Ahmedabad. but their is one consistent theme that everyone mentions. and that is the notion '1cup chai 2 saucers'. when ever a group of friends come for chai they get one cup and two saucers. so 3 people can share the chai. at first you think its miserliness but when you really see the consistency and the manner in which they enjoy the chai. you realise its not about miserliness, but about sharing. enjoying a moment together in its entirety. that is something i feel we on the other side of the work have forgotten. we have gone to the extreme of privacy, this is MINE kinda attitude. maybe we can break this habbit and the next time we have the opportunity to share [and i mean more than just offering] maybe we can try the 1 cup chai 2 saucers approach.
happy sharing!
The big question is, have you managed to master the art of drinking your 'chai' from a saucer or are you the one everyone has to give the cup to?? Once you've learnt, you must teach us 'uncivilised folk' how to do it :P x x
ReplyDeleteEveryone is very sharing over here. I almost got a cold becuase of everyone's generosity to share their germs.
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