Raghav stopped. He looked at her, then at the camera. "You are from the news?"
She picked up the cup, closed her eyes, and took a deliberate sip. "There is something so grounding about tea in clay," she said to the camera, her voice soft, laced with the practiced cadence of a lifestyle influencer. "It connects you to the roots, to the soil. It’s an experience you just don't get with ceramic."
It is the CEO who does a Havan (fire ritual) before signing a merger. It is the hipster cafe in Bangalore that serves a "Filter Coffee Martini." It is the high-rise apartment that houses a Tulsi (holy basil) plant on the balcony, next to a 5G router.
