The Chai Pe Charcha - Tea Talks Challenge is a smashing success…!
It was started earlier this year.
The aim was to raise awareness about supporting small and micro local businesses.
Local guides visited tea shops and cafes of all sizes and statures.
They went there with friends and family, as well as other local guides, and sometimes solo.
This post celebrates the 125+ episodes.
The banner above consists of two parts, both of which were entirely created using AI.
The Chai pe Charcha challenge was phenomenal.
Here are the Highlights of the Challenge:
- 49 local guides participated, many of them multiple times.
- Local guides took storefront photos.
- Local guides edited and updated the place.
- Local guides added many small businesses to Google Maps.
- Local guides educated the owners about owning their business on Google Maps.
- The challenge proved to be a big boost to supporting local small businesses.
- It raised awareness among local guides about supporting small businesses.
- The challenge also provided an opportunity for new local guides to connect
- Local guides explored many features of Google Maps that were previously known or less used.
Here is a photo collage of the memories shared by local guides.
And the participants are:
- Tea Talk by @Tandrima2
- Support Small Business by @Rakshith_LG
- Cafe Mangalam by @ShifaAymal
- Tea Talks in Bengaluru by @Raj_Tayade
- Chai pe Charcha - on Room by @Rushikesh_joshi
Here are the next 5 participants:
- SarasBaug Tea Meetup by @MerlinThomas
- Chai pe Charcha Tea Talks by @NikhilDubey46
- Hot Cups Tea Stall in Madurai by @MathanVibranarayan
- Swad Tea House by @Kuldip_Patil
- Tea Talks at SarasBaug by @Shubhu1
Here are the participants 11 - 15:
- Chai pe Charcha - Garden Cafe by @DurgaK03
- Tea Man by @Gurukrishnapriya
- Pune’s First Tea Joint by @AjitThite
- Tea Time by @Gouri.PS
- Chai pe Charcha at Five Rivers by @Gvipin
Participants 16 - 20:
- Pandey Tea Stall by @Kumaarsantosh
- Chai Pe Charcha by @Meenakshikgaur
- The Man Tea by @PrasadVR
- Small Tea Business by @RaviSharma111
- Badnam Chai in Varanasi by Ravi Sharma
Participants 21 - 24:
- Kulhad Cafe in Bengaluru by Mathan Vibranarayan
- Patel Rajwadi Chai by @giteshsharma
- Small Tea Stall in Jotana by Gitesh Sharma
- Small Business Support - Tea Stalls in Jotana by Gitesh Sharma
Here are posts by local guide Mohita @ ShreyaMusings from Delhi:
Here are meetups and posts by @ Rahul001
- Buttons and Brews
- Tea Point in Trivandrum
- Tea Clock
- Corner Cafe
- Tea Cult - an LGBTQ Friendly Tea Point
- Chai Kaari in Trivandrum
Here are meetups and posts by @ TusharSuradkar
- SMD Tea Stall in Bengaluru
- Cafe Good Day
- Narmadeshwar Tea Stall in Pune
- Chaha Khari in Pune
- Painkiller Chaiwala
- Tea Bar - Tea Talks in Pune
Chai pe Charcha Challenge posts by the top contestant Dr. @ K.K.Sharma
- Tea Stall
- Supporting Micro Businesses
- CCT Small Business Support
- Mashala Chowk
- Nagori Tea
- Rajwadi Chai
- Tea Point
- Chacha Bhatija in Gangapur
- Golden Marwari Chai
- Thakur Sahab Tea
- Samrat Tea Jaipur
More recent posts:
- A Memorable Tea Shop in Kollam by @SarathUpendran
- Chai pe charcha - one topic with one sip by @Rushikesh_joshi
- Talks over Tea @ Tea Talk by Prasad VR
- Talk Over Tea Tea Time- Chai Pe Charcha by Prasad VR
- Chai Pe Charcha at Krishna Udupi by @ShailendraOjha
- Supporting Small Businesses: Tea Shop by Santosh Kumar
- Supporting small businesses at the University by @indrajmankas
- Tea Talks at the nursery by Rahul
- Local Guide’s Love for Tea by Indraj Mankas
- Booster Chai by Rahul
- Carroll’s Cafe by Rahul
- Koyla Rooftop Chai by @KashifMisidia
- Chai pe Charcha at NIV Center by Dr. K.K. Sharma and SSiddharth
- Chai pe Charcha Tea Shop in Bhopal by @VijendraPatidar
- Homemade tea with family and friends by @Supriyadevkar
- Chai with liquor flavors by Rahul
- Tea Time with Me by @Gouri.PS
- Chai pe Charcha: Eco-Friendly Cafes by Rahul
- Chai at the Varkala beach by MathanVibranarayan
- Kettle Garam by Supriya Devkar
- Chai with menu by Rahul.
- Why Chai Matters? by Dr. K.K. Sharma.
- Chai pe Charcha at a LGBTQ+ friendly business by Rahul.
- Fostering Friendships over DosTea by @Shrut19
- Tea Talks over Sustainability by Tushar Suradkar
- Pride Month Walk by Rahul and Sarath Upendran
- Sharma ji ki Chai in Lucknow by Dr. K. K. Sharma
- Upa-Sarpanch Tea by Vijendra Patidar
- Chai Pops by Rahul.
- Babu Ghat in Kolkata by K.K. Sharma ji
- Tea Talks in Delhi by K. K. Sharma
- Chai with the Sustainability Pioneers by TusharSuradkar
- Samrat Tea in Jaipur by @mrkashyap
- Love affair with Tea is Timeless by @TravellerG
- Chai with Gathiya by @Darshraj
- Kettle Garam in Solapur by Supriya Devkar
- Chai pe Charcha at SGS Mall in Pune by Ajit Thite
- Chai pe Charcha by Gouri PS
- Tea - A Universal Connector by @Anil6969
- Sharing Gifts over Tea by @NERKARAMIT
- Mountain Brews, Forest Views by @Praniketmore
- Chai - Sawan ke Mahine mein by @SonamW
- Chai pe Charcha in Pune by @NandKK
- Building Community and Sharing Love by Tushar Suradkar
- Chai pe Charcha with loved ones by Supriya Devkar
- Chai pe Charcha over Sanwiches by @TusharSuradkar
- Afternoon in good company by @ShreyaMusings
- Beautiful Tea Stall in Jotana by @GiteshSharma
- Chai pe Charcha at Chai Station by @Rahul
- Jai Maharashtra Tea Stall by @SayliWalve
- Best Tea Drink by @SupriyaDevkar
- Tea at ChahaPani in Pune by Tushar Suradkar
- Pink Tea in Lucknow by @Ankitsrivastava
- Tea amidst the lush greenery by @curatorofmemory
- Tea at Apni Chai ki Dukaan by Supriya Devkar
- Zafran Chai by Rahul
- Chai on the Onam Festival by Rahul
- Pit stop at Joker Cafe for Tea by Mathan Vibranarayan
- Bellam Tea Chai pe Charcha by CuratorsOfTheMind
- Chai pe Charcha at the Scavenger Hunt in Delhi by @Ruchee2
- Chai pe Charcha with Chicken Popcorn by @dbsukamal
- Chai pe Charcha at Pooja Garden in Nanded by @Varshab_585
- Chai pe Charcha at Kunj Craft by ShreyaMusings
- Big Leap for a Local Tea Seller by @Shubham.Singh
- Helping a Favorite Tea Spot Go Digital by Shubham Singh
- A Cozy Twist to Chai Pe Charcha by Shubham Singh.
- Chai pe Charcha at Office Para Kolkata by Sukamal Dutta
- Chai pe Charcha in Lucknow at Sharmaji by Ankit Srivastava
- Chai pe Charcha at Gachibowli, Hyderabad by @MalleshMally
- Chai Pe Charcha at Kumortuli by @iamrudra_karmakar
- Chai pe Charcha at Hotel Inn by @CHIRAG_PRAJAPATI
- Chai pe Charcha at Lalur Dokan by @mahatokoushik623
- Chai pe Charcha at Chayoos by @ Ruchee2
- Chai pe Charcha at Nagori Tea in Delhi by @ Shalz
- Chai pe Charcha, Chats and Mapping by Aviral Agrawal
- Chai pe Charcha with Poori at Nagori by Shalz
- Adding Graduate Tea to Maps by Tushar Suradkar
Local guides also created amazing logos to celebrate and participate in the challenge.
Here’s the final tally:
| No. | Local Guide | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rahul | 19 |
| 2 | Dr. K.K. Sharma | 16 |
| 3 | Tushar Suradkar | 12 |
| 4 | Supriya Devkar | 6 |
| 5 | Mohita | 6 |
| 6 | Gitesh Sharma | 5 |
| 7 | Mathan Vibranarayan | 4 |
| 8 | Prasad VR | 3 |
| 9 | Gouri Prakash | 3 |
| 10 | Shubham Singh | 3 |
| 11 | Rushikesh Joshi | 2 |
| 12 | Santosh Kumar | 2 |
| 13 | Indraj Mankas | 2 |
| 14 | Vijendra Patidar | 2 |
| 15 | Ajit Thite | 2 |
| 16 | CuratorsOfMemory | 2 |
| 17 | Sukamal Datta | 2 |
| 18 | Ruchee | 2 |
| 19 | Shalz | 2 |
| 20 | Kuldip Patil | 1 |
| 21 | Meenakshi Gaur | 1 |
| 22 | Merlin Thomas | 1 |
| 23 | Nikhil Dubey | 1 |
| 24 | Rakshith | 1 |
| 25 | Shifa Aymal | 1 |
| 26 | Shubhangi Patil | 1 |
| 27 | Tandrima | 1 |
| 28 | Sarath Upendran | 1 |
| 29 | Shailendra Ojha | 1 |
| 30 | Kashif Misidia | 1 |
| 31 | Shruti Manjrekar | 1 |
| 32 | Arun Kashyap | 1 |
| 33 | TravellerG | 1 |
| 34 | Darshna | 1 |
| 35 | Anil Singh | 1 |
| 36 | Amit Nerkar | 1 |
| 37 | Praniket More | 1 |
| 38 | SonamW | 1 |
| 39 | Nand KK | 1 |
| 40 | Saylli Walve | 1 |
| 41 | GuruKrishnaPriya | 1 |
| 12 | Ankit Srivastava | 1 |
| 43 | Raj Tayade | 1 |
| 44 | Varshab Chandel | 1 |
| 45 | Durga | 1 |
| 46 | Mallesh Mally | 1 |
| 47 | Rudra Karmakar | 1 |
| 48 | Chirag Prajapati | 1 |
| 49 | Koushik Mahato | 1 |
| 50 | Vipin Gupta | 1 |
| 51 | Aviral Agrawal | 1 |
All participants will get Local Guide stickers, cards, a keychain, and a mug.
The Top winners will get a Local Guides bottle and a bag.
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