It's a beautiful life...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">When Spring makes it's appearance in Minnesota.<br />We celebrate.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7n2W7m0U3rT5KkFpB55nsjuhC4OGfbwchPVuPxHxEM1Ub3uJ_nyriDmSm_UX3HkfAV2bkWyXFmxJtmB3AYQrlYaPij2yfOj_n5pa5I880I3-q-S8MND3Gj01xOF43F6wz_Vu3FYOQRg/s1600/rang4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7n2W7m0U3rT5KkFpB55nsjuhC4OGfbwchPVuPxHxEM1Ub3uJ_nyriDmSm_UX3HkfAV2bkWyXFmxJtmB3AYQrlYaPij2yfOj_n5pa5I880I3-q-S8MND3Gj01xOF43F6wz_Vu3FYOQRg/s640/rang4.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHE7nogg6x9RwsDyAiNR15xflsoYnVXc5nD27ahmCFWXyjD26dFSXu-QPAwo6w6d5tNXC2J9ByygKdMEeGZwpbXi_IB3ah4GjxqQBauZjbZX0iLx5DFQTxwmOj2iWni0ESNjX9YjBixEI/s1600/rang3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHE7nogg6x9RwsDyAiNR15xflsoYnVXc5nD27ahmCFWXyjD26dFSXu-QPAwo6w6d5tNXC2J9ByygKdMEeGZwpbXi_IB3ah4GjxqQBauZjbZX0iLx5DFQTxwmOj2iWni0ESNjX9YjBixEI/s640/rang3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImkynUkX7HGJFeTeUqHbDmrXt96yGaQPfN82HSr3kr771xNIz8NJF_t26N0VjakcKPDiJgEjxyUjGDBVA6lq7pr8anitD62k9plKW5uIk0d6Nh3vxT4_0ycp0gMegBOb0STAwm25ydA4/s1600/rang1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImkynUkX7HGJFeTeUqHbDmrXt96yGaQPfN82HSr3kr771xNIz8NJF_t26N0VjakcKPDiJgEjxyUjGDBVA6lq7pr8anitD62k9plKW5uIk0d6Nh3vxT4_0ycp0gMegBOb0STAwm25ydA4/s640/rang1.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolOLl0dnBOv_ac2bIsb_W-2AUaDsplZKZoHlZbW7ztYZH730KKqSi8DbztJE2MUFS_0osRsT1CshYalM1CaIut5nGTSUmGzlFfWY23fOnSHavDiKaALdTt7LaEyx9drt7QAQ1o3DpGJo/s1600/rangi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgolOLl0dnBOv_ac2bIsb_W-2AUaDsplZKZoHlZbW7ztYZH730KKqSi8DbztJE2MUFS_0osRsT1CshYalM1CaIut5nGTSUmGzlFfWY23fOnSHavDiKaALdTt7LaEyx9drt7QAQ1o3DpGJo/s640/rangi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Celebration of the floral paths laid out by nature,</span></div>the mesmerising fragrance of Lilacs, the Lily of the Valley.<br />the profusion of colours in the form of honeysuckles, magnolias, forsythias.<br />We celebrate the earth that comes alive and turns up the saturation levels of colours a notch or two.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoldHD7_mY5j55W1enwL8ROSGoNy3Hlh6L-w9vl8tOUxvf1fgb1FmbEIB0vPzd27tUF2SZZpeyJ0uGa0OdJJCAm5Dtm_QA0OxsyVcBl7z392md9Wat44J0MWqCfQYI8tFvpy-cJoeYeXA/s1600/rang2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoldHD7_mY5j55W1enwL8ROSGoNy3Hlh6L-w9vl8tOUxvf1fgb1FmbEIB0vPzd27tUF2SZZpeyJ0uGa0OdJJCAm5Dtm_QA0OxsyVcBl7z392md9Wat44J0MWqCfQYI8tFvpy-cJoeYeXA/s640/rang2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />We also celebrate the newest member of our family<br /><b>Cocoa Srinivas.</b><br />Our Beagle Pup.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQHnUwKt3J8WkJyNr2EOthz7RCDmK4W4xqFNks28c2JeTKmUcAsJgqaa3TNLb7H7jM9jFce01Zu1YVL4zp5CpY35Dk2LIa2bcshrR907XkCn2P1ovdrC7bqsnStnetKba9u0ipKX3NEM/s1600/cocorangdecor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQHnUwKt3J8WkJyNr2EOthz7RCDmK4W4xqFNks28c2JeTKmUcAsJgqaa3TNLb7H7jM9jFce01Zu1YVL4zp5CpY35Dk2LIa2bcshrR907XkCn2P1ovdrC7bqsnStnetKba9u0ipKX3NEM/s640/cocorangdecor.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />He tiptoed into our lives like Spring and has made it bloom with love and joy.<br />I, for one have put on hold my never ending list of <i>'to-dos'</i> to spend this exhilarating season outdoors with my family and our newest addition!<br /><br />I will be taking a summer break from Rang Decor and from blogging to bond with my little boy Cocoa, to nurture my kitchen garden, to entertain friends, to share cups of chai and laughter with loved ones, to go on long long walks, to be mindful of the moments that life offers us.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFwhQuj5twRNra1v_WOCUUISDKqEPIYHuZG1nv3PTO6UEUFoRyMXud2VvJV7FZ6kz5NvBhXv7UtnWPcRSO7PVC4Odu0a_-7rCz1Qkvoee2LYSO1N19rNJck523UgukZhIS10a0pwr738/s1600/enter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A Cup of Chai…{A photo book about the many cups of chai in my life.}

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;">Today seems to be the day when my <i>'to-do'</i> list is negligible and I don't see any herculean tasks in the horizon that need my immediate attention.</div><div style="text-align: left;">So I put the kettle on and open the lid of my favourite new tea blend.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The aromatic infusion of citrus, cardamom, lemongrass refresh my senses to a state of immense happiness.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS94lDanARKA9_S_6LId7MR5KHtIULP_gkPiF8EcNjoh7PUEh2HP5oRd9Q3XoS4ssxR7quyO0XO0sIKaNwrQXu2IxswFcf0kRhobsQD1Ztu5H9xjLS8hTrIZEqqSkAiE8ofUdvMVnbd0k/s1600/5259162191_0a197c1b5f_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS94lDanARKA9_S_6LId7MR5KHtIULP_gkPiF8EcNjoh7PUEh2HP5oRd9Q3XoS4ssxR7quyO0XO0sIKaNwrQXu2IxswFcf0kRhobsQD1Ztu5H9xjLS8hTrIZEqqSkAiE8ofUdvMVnbd0k/s640/5259162191_0a197c1b5f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">…and I sit down with my freshly brewed cup of tea to tell you all my lovely <b>Rang Decor</b> readers, the story of how<b> 'A Cup of Chai…'</b> A Tea Table book came into being.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Y4_z5YHqnK3qXL4XmTkLxbl4htz8gzBENvRuqNiGsMd-IP4qmWqZ6SfxHSZmcFBRF1hXlzbq2wZXOeeElznGQ-etNANCRwrxp-ZNgyWWsiHVqiJ8ueK2NGSXZDz7yG63beEhC-_Yi9c/s1600/4423343197_f36384496f_b-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Y4_z5YHqnK3qXL4XmTkLxbl4htz8gzBENvRuqNiGsMd-IP4qmWqZ6SfxHSZmcFBRF1hXlzbq2wZXOeeElznGQ-etNANCRwrxp-ZNgyWWsiHVqiJ8ueK2NGSXZDz7yG63beEhC-_Yi9c/s640/4423343197_f36384496f_b-2.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I started pursuing my passion for photography in 2006 on </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/sets" target="_blank">flickr</a></b><span style="text-align: left;">, an online platform and community for photographers to share their work and get inspired. Over a period of time I realised I delighted in capturing the steam emanating from my cup of chai, or the compositions and the mood associated with tea time. Soon I had a set full of chai photographs! Do take a quick look </span><b style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/sets/72157603182109096" target="_blank">here~</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7q9SmKqGcwQOEKqrbADk7m9m8DCW_ehYgALWApVhs5yo9WC7K-GFjztShBE0CUVNk87W7hcBv8SEnkpKZcc9aWljwif4q5p7VegA6m3HRY4HBJY_uigMAeYrolkJU0yB3Qe4aac_Z9E/s1600/2463251216_e759fac6ec_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7q9SmKqGcwQOEKqrbADk7m9m8DCW_ehYgALWApVhs5yo9WC7K-GFjztShBE0CUVNk87W7hcBv8SEnkpKZcc9aWljwif4q5p7VegA6m3HRY4HBJY_uigMAeYrolkJU0yB3Qe4aac_Z9E/s640/2463251216_e759fac6ec_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-gwWrGXZrNqCf_brNKcajmYJxmJdZNODTGJ9LPRs3-mp1gEhOzwWNXSknsO7C4HK51sRrjjVv5GNgbXwrSloe9X9f93i9tRf0tDl_CKTKf830PoehzoBpccztomIPz5XCZbkvf9kItw/s1600/2594484712_693de5b23c_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-gwWrGXZrNqCf_brNKcajmYJxmJdZNODTGJ9LPRs3-mp1gEhOzwWNXSknsO7C4HK51sRrjjVv5GNgbXwrSloe9X9f93i9tRf0tDl_CKTKf830PoehzoBpccztomIPz5XCZbkvf9kItw/s640/2594484712_693de5b23c_z.jpg" width="614" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mAnU7hOUN0Iy00ZXfC7Ap4AdRCMRVNCcwnHEz7NvT2Qyh8DilOcuXMAU3cr3tBeWoZ0no8SXmzMkiMSGW_bJuYGkOMvZTYcsu_5xA3Xh3TaGPUbdcdFLI8xGC7RAHcd8FkY7m4L2ETQ/s1600/2670360556_7e1a1fdb91_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mAnU7hOUN0Iy00ZXfC7Ap4AdRCMRVNCcwnHEz7NvT2Qyh8DilOcuXMAU3cr3tBeWoZ0no8SXmzMkiMSGW_bJuYGkOMvZTYcsu_5xA3Xh3TaGPUbdcdFLI8xGC7RAHcd8FkY7m4L2ETQ/s640/2670360556_7e1a1fdb91_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Caustics and pattern play...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1xfUZR20kgbL5GKjPhnLtmI9meARK0cixRjvA5Ki1Rlv886Zdt8dHcUhBjUysDBKC6FoZO-75E2_b2H0NaJRxhhRaBSEQfgKYN-JnSj0lqSa970SXox4PCfeSsPEZ_MlsJMoqAyoWQg/s1600/4245917319_2d6b980ae8_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1xfUZR20kgbL5GKjPhnLtmI9meARK0cixRjvA5Ki1Rlv886Zdt8dHcUhBjUysDBKC6FoZO-75E2_b2H0NaJRxhhRaBSEQfgKYN-JnSj0lqSa970SXox4PCfeSsPEZ_MlsJMoqAyoWQg/s640/4245917319_2d6b980ae8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Morning <i>chai </i>in Jaisalmer…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7nk-tHzK9e-k8iaVQB38DtZZ3b8-VEfUBK2sYJ9kjGv0D0RMJdtfogHCSx9vza4C69CgcD-ClSrwjwJ3nOH6ZYa1LWqXXm28XRunGWvBZCiKmF54rdklzsba3E6aL8ONPIYpWQU9f3U/s1600/5472962086_fb69b1d5bf_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7nk-tHzK9e-k8iaVQB38DtZZ3b8-VEfUBK2sYJ9kjGv0D0RMJdtfogHCSx9vza4C69CgcD-ClSrwjwJ3nOH6ZYa1LWqXXm28XRunGWvBZCiKmF54rdklzsba3E6aL8ONPIYpWQU9f3U/s640/5472962086_fb69b1d5bf_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Chai in our terrace...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZL6eSF_XFVXakfLWzzmv1bTs8qRFyu4GPCLzvz0wnmpPwUIsMA67JqZn5Gm615_L7XamCtqMQSYiexjLRcrLLpzG-jzlqDTJ7LKEfs0Dy_-cpYklubcBVyGY8QaqzupTsC3BI3L7TQ8/s1600/7929388004_dbe9faa861_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZL6eSF_XFVXakfLWzzmv1bTs8qRFyu4GPCLzvz0wnmpPwUIsMA67JqZn5Gm615_L7XamCtqMQSYiexjLRcrLLpzG-jzlqDTJ7LKEfs0Dy_-cpYklubcBVyGY8QaqzupTsC3BI3L7TQ8/s640/7929388004_dbe9faa861_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i style="text-align: left;">Chai</i><span style="text-align: left;"> and sunflowers from the farmers market…</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.rangacupofchai.blogspot.com/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"><b>A Cup of Chai…</b> </a><i style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.rangacupofchai.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A photoblog about the many cups of chai in my life</a> </i><span style="text-align: left;">came into being in 2008 as a space to share photographs dedicated to my love of tea. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOA2tdSOJ6HTwQPcioLDvIHlPqSjSOs8eT-5BfKzXcu1rfQpf_4A-LJ_PtzrMQ0gyotUudmCLyVPoXzY6Dz6Jfs-Y5_Nz-Coo_UtSJb7mTcYRhBhmkaErD7zSqZ8KQN3C3Rvm96LE6s0/s1600/auto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOA2tdSOJ6HTwQPcioLDvIHlPqSjSOs8eT-5BfKzXcu1rfQpf_4A-LJ_PtzrMQ0gyotUudmCLyVPoXzY6Dz6Jfs-Y5_Nz-Coo_UtSJb7mTcYRhBhmkaErD7zSqZ8KQN3C3Rvm96LE6s0/s640/auto.jpg" width="420" /></a></div>Soon it became a platform for tea-lovers around the world to come together to interact about their love for chai!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBrA5OR3FSYXPPzfZt9NqFSM6O6BCdeU037dGsDN8sa8HJ38_Kl9Z8xwj69y5WSTzxPMFPRcd1w7DlbNBChr3UZIgYCEAZXz43OE9cvxxqAcNOJi_K9EuB0oJl2nhR-FJ17r42RHfAWo/s1600/chaiphoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBrA5OR3FSYXPPzfZt9NqFSM6O6BCdeU037dGsDN8sa8HJ38_Kl9Z8xwj69y5WSTzxPMFPRcd1w7DlbNBChr3UZIgYCEAZXz43OE9cvxxqAcNOJi_K9EuB0oJl2nhR-FJ17r42RHfAWo/s640/chaiphoto.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><a href="http://betterphotography.in/" target="_blank">Better Photography Magazine</a></b> one of India's leading photography magazine ran an article about my work. This was an interesting turning point since my passion for tea and photography was recognised and covered as a unique personal project.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVm9KttkN3YcjSvcLTgR5wl9A4qO34RiKcg1qwrv0hAmAZ54wWvI95J16JXxegfaAyovil6oPCOw-o5YD6L0S-GgWs8YD_k6k1xlv6BH0YEei5APTkhjrOtFFdA6q9-7Nho8u6xNG19x4/s1600/3575620234_41032bc491_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVm9KttkN3YcjSvcLTgR5wl9A4qO34RiKcg1qwrv0hAmAZ54wWvI95J16JXxegfaAyovil6oPCOw-o5YD6L0S-GgWs8YD_k6k1xlv6BH0YEei5APTkhjrOtFFdA6q9-7Nho8u6xNG19x4/s640/3575620234_41032bc491_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I wanted to capture the moments of having tea in the most spontaneous manner possible. I believe that spontaneity is the key to personal projects. So while a daily ritual of a cup of tea may seem monotonous, with spontaneity and creativity you can break the monotony. For me, creative compositions are important as they can bring the mundane to life.<br /><br />Being a graphic designer, I am instinctively drawn to unique and creative patterns, frames and compositions in whatever I come across in everyday life, even when I shoot my everyday cups of tea. So whenever there is an occasion for a cup of chai, I ensure that my camera is always nearby. You never know when an interesting composition may come up.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71ig-PYYPDB9tuTT-gNJokiv03Oxdop1x0DZRbhnIMzTtqY3X4UUsuU7GH-73i4i6S_sLtbdxcL_c_efnmPIlVkCYDnfqnkY4wHnEY27c_JKBsabtT8rZdgFntzw5EffqZdrjKel7SQs/s1600/7799141748_fbefec434a_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71ig-PYYPDB9tuTT-gNJokiv03Oxdop1x0DZRbhnIMzTtqY3X4UUsuU7GH-73i4i6S_sLtbdxcL_c_efnmPIlVkCYDnfqnkY4wHnEY27c_JKBsabtT8rZdgFntzw5EffqZdrjKel7SQs/s640/7799141748_fbefec434a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">While I continue to shoot my daily vignettes of chai everyday, I share it on </span><b style="text-align: left;">Instagram</b><span style="text-align: left;">, </span><b style="text-align: left;">Facebook</b><span style="text-align: left;"> and  also on </span><b style="text-align: left;">'A Cup of Chai...'</b><span style="text-align: left;"> photoblog dedicated to tea. This has resulted in a beautiful confluence of photography and tea, two things that I am so passionate about.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLCYwcQa1WP2Cy2-rhrhRWwtqahupOyZm3t_DLzPl9H49cdlDxiACGQ2akF9hX2u2ngOIRivmV1zBFj8cRoOVUppue-TSl2i7PEnVZeL3_MtZfbJ6NlgHsfEgakwV4TNtqupFtlUPscE/s1600/8051527435_e24e073b99_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLCYwcQa1WP2Cy2-rhrhRWwtqahupOyZm3t_DLzPl9H49cdlDxiACGQ2akF9hX2u2ngOIRivmV1zBFj8cRoOVUppue-TSl2i7PEnVZeL3_MtZfbJ6NlgHsfEgakwV4TNtqupFtlUPscE/s640/8051527435_e24e073b99_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The most natural culmination of a project like this is a book that has the finest collection of photographs that celebrates the eternal cup of tea. A Tea Table book, very unique in it's concept and a great memoir to gift and pass on to chai-lovers, tea-drinkers and fine art photography admirers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTyXd_xk9fvVDRorWc5hhJCxmyIBbdnYfil_flW9iUbuqk6RoZicGq-Pz2o2Bek1zpQFHxvhmLdkl4yJz0oVZsHQDPBJpwW6bnCJjfDB24KWTyLdNzjoBMA51KOt1yGpOUybtJfsGaYg/s1600/Acupofchai_announcement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTyXd_xk9fvVDRorWc5hhJCxmyIBbdnYfil_flW9iUbuqk6RoZicGq-Pz2o2Bek1zpQFHxvhmLdkl4yJz0oVZsHQDPBJpwW6bnCJjfDB24KWTyLdNzjoBMA51KOt1yGpOUybtJfsGaYg/s640/Acupofchai_announcement.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I took the leap and <i>self-published</i> the photo book on </span><b style="text-align: left;">Blurb.com</b><span style="text-align: left;"> in <b>March, 2015.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-k7JHtxpQ329rmEx1bVUIO4Sj2NEFAM5LGPZA_wF0SIpJ0_OoLGTjyOEXEoo8D7XQ7RLUSStnMA7ZYOBzBO1esOG5jtcSw9rO54SaBEXmqbUkgz4PZ7MVslJEmQ0BbKkMao2KXh7iaA/s1600/cuppa4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-k7JHtxpQ329rmEx1bVUIO4Sj2NEFAM5LGPZA_wF0SIpJ0_OoLGTjyOEXEoo8D7XQ7RLUSStnMA7ZYOBzBO1esOG5jtcSw9rO54SaBEXmqbUkgz4PZ7MVslJEmQ0BbKkMao2KXh7iaA/s640/cuppa4.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rKwlM3XEoS-LpKz7bbPX54rOqHW-VFPBwCu-UbOkgF-ztwqg3xSBaZbCDJMXQ-DPak9YkzUarRQlOA3A3_kluqpxdbOexRN-LpNyx_qkRgQMGgeJ9F3Y9fbGwRqOj7tunKI3ipk5kmY/s1600/cuppa2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rKwlM3XEoS-LpKz7bbPX54rOqHW-VFPBwCu-UbOkgF-ztwqg3xSBaZbCDJMXQ-DPak9YkzUarRQlOA3A3_kluqpxdbOexRN-LpNyx_qkRgQMGgeJ9F3Y9fbGwRqOj7tunKI3ipk5kmY/s640/cuppa2.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Glimpses into the book, it also has our family <i>Masala Chai</i> recipe:-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq7QvquhlnDF54V9AgrpN0GLr2PzzWNJpAbgbTXl36zHKPRE-Xu9C17eIRxls2jc4lg95mPRVdXsPCPrvsD-Ec2D7iN0xWMTnlafrHEBiARu-khyphenhyphenq9oXAEOXz2q6UN-EMEAKEQfq6jVk/s1600/acup_ais2+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq7QvquhlnDF54V9AgrpN0GLr2PzzWNJpAbgbTXl36zHKPRE-Xu9C17eIRxls2jc4lg95mPRVdXsPCPrvsD-Ec2D7iN0xWMTnlafrHEBiARu-khyphenhyphenq9oXAEOXz2q6UN-EMEAKEQfq6jVk/s640/acup_ais2+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>You can purchase <b><a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/5396266/9c70a129eb0d0d0615bbb54000647987dc1023ce" target="_blank">'A Cup of Chai…'</a> </b>on <b>blurb.com. </b>Click here to order now <b><a href="http://blur.by/1KBfizN">http://blur.by/1KBfizN</a></b><br /><br />I am also working on looking for publishers in India, to make it a cost effective option.<br /><br />If you have suggestions on which publisher would be a great fit for <b><a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/5396266/9c70a129eb0d0d0615bbb54000647987dc1023ce" target="_blank">'A Cup of Chai…'</a> </b>do let me know in the comment section. It would be greatly appreciated!<br /><br />Hope you liked reading about my <b><a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/5396266/9c70a129eb0d0d0615bbb54000647987dc1023ce" target="_blank">'A Cup if Chai…</a> </b>with your cup of tea in your hands;-)<br /><br />Have a great weekend everyone!<br /><br />(<i><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Images by Archana Srinivas and are copyrighted)</span></b></i><br /><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D38775094%23editor%2Ftarget%3Dpost%3BpostID%3D5774452007033527547%3BonPublishedMenu%3Dposts%3BonClosedMenu%3Dposts%3BpostNum%3D0%3Bsrc%3Dlink&media=https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-EsKpck9YViI%2FVU4WOV8jyQI%2FAAAAAAAAPVQ%2FKyh0c2w0CoM%2Fs640%2Facup_ais2%252Bcopy.jpg&xm=h&xv=sa1.35&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 42px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 9312px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D38775094%23editor%2Ftarget%3Dpost%3BpostID%3D5774452007033527547%3BonPublishedMenu%3Dposts%3BonClosedMenu%3Dposts%3BpostNum%3D0%3Bsrc%3Dlink&media=https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-EsKpck9YViI%2FVU4WOV8jyQI%2FAAAAAAAAPVQ%2FKyh0c2w0CoM%2Fs640%2Facup_ais2%252Bcopy.jpg&xm=h&xv=sa1.35&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 42px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 9312px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D38775094%23editor%2Ftarget%3Dpost%3BpostID%3D5774452007033527547%3BonPublishedMenu%3Dposts%3BonClosedMenu%3Dposts%3BpostNum%3D0%3Bsrc%3Dlink&media=https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-EsKpck9YViI%2FVU4WOV8jyQI%2FAAAAAAAAPVQ%2FKyh0c2w0CoM%2Fs640%2Facup_ais2%252Bcopy.jpg&xm=h&xv=sa1.35&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 42px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 9312px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D38775094%23editor%2Ftarget%3Dpost%3BpostID%3D5774452007033527547%3BonPublishedMenu%3Dposts%3BonClosedMenu%3Dposts%3BpostNum%3D0%3Bsrc%3Dlink&media=https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-EsKpck9YViI%2FVU4WOV8jyQI%2FAAAAAAAAPVQ%2FKyh0c2w0CoM%2Fs640%2Facup_ais2%252Bcopy.jpg&xm=h&xv=sa1.35&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 42px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 9312px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a></div>

A Cup of Chai…{A photo book about the many cups of chai in my life.}

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Sounds like a line from a long forgotten fairy tale?<br />Today <b>Rang Decor </b>brings to you one such narrative where dreams become reality when one decides to go that extra mile.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.onceuponateatime.com/" target="_blank">Once Upon A Tea Time…</a></b>a blog by <i><b>Priya Iyer</b></i> tells a story, a visual story of creative individuals, bohemian art and global design all painted against the backdrop of floral tea cups, pattern play of hand block print, <i>Suzani</i> textiles and of vibrant dreams.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdO_7_HhIMnrj-1HjH4IgGF_dvjZFaSPNNrHD-PQn6L6KjWkgY9P7DYB-4HYCWAc1rHjluS-YvwyJXJsnceHMVOoDu5fHxapDkA5BbAx5Lteq7fUm2lBY-2xp615U7IL1UNg02Naw7NQ/s1600/Teapot.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdO_7_HhIMnrj-1HjH4IgGF_dvjZFaSPNNrHD-PQn6L6KjWkgY9P7DYB-4HYCWAc1rHjluS-YvwyJXJsnceHMVOoDu5fHxapDkA5BbAx5Lteq7fUm2lBY-2xp615U7IL1UNg02Naw7NQ/s640/Teapot.2.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><b>Priya Iyer </b>is a research biologist and public health professional by training but she loves sharing her great love of global design and eclectic decor on her blog where the readers are invited to a virtual tea party with delightful imagery of decorative cups of tea and where creative conversations are initiated.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwAGpRjuDf9OQG9mOG7aRE-OChJDNJOMfeIiq56vMYxCG1v_CCeBW-WluJBljnMAlXoNdFznzDxrTnl2SA3O0RWwoemmB4TtC6AZUtIdYISY9fTS66SjRHaOkGWTY3ESzAAXpy8Xw0uQ/s1600/10011785_10153303214984993_8026685541641484933_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwAGpRjuDf9OQG9mOG7aRE-OChJDNJOMfeIiq56vMYxCG1v_CCeBW-WluJBljnMAlXoNdFznzDxrTnl2SA3O0RWwoemmB4TtC6AZUtIdYISY9fTS66SjRHaOkGWTY3ESzAAXpy8Xw0uQ/s640/10011785_10153303214984993_8026685541641484933_o.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><br />Having grown up in Middle East and spent the last 18 years in the United States, she says that her style is more global, bordering on Bohemian-style and her love for block print patterns and textiles can't be denied.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7en7jNtPRQG9yiRTGHNHLPG1sCl0-7A28KU7bWyeyX-u_TziNYrBJeXIYBjNkm8HAt3VaR7d1fiUpdNWADYXKN0fQu2IBYzr3Vqd7PUjCQSRG7-Dkl7nygixfK5gLYM9OuAA62T2lPDY/s1600/Teapot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7en7jNtPRQG9yiRTGHNHLPG1sCl0-7A28KU7bWyeyX-u_TziNYrBJeXIYBjNkm8HAt3VaR7d1fiUpdNWADYXKN0fQu2IBYzr3Vqd7PUjCQSRG7-Dkl7nygixfK5gLYM9OuAA62T2lPDY/s640/Teapot.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To commemorate 5 years of blogging in 2013,<b> Priya</b> decided to start a digital publication- A magazine. She even decided to try publishing it on a monthly basis. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She says, <i>"With every issue I wanted to tell stories, introduce amazing people with boundless creativity and share them with my readers. For the whole of last year, we published on Issuu and our magazines were available for free."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjHPvcPHB4NSbtHLPl3Udplugqj-EisMvY6Zh_N-3cOojrzTFNP4lAjyWqoleyfupwxtEI-eM7UW2t9uUwq1Xy024kVQ4NB15cIPgAc7rMI2toFEr9zMwvLb40hI3JOLCdnVbWv4KpDY/s1600/Studio-OUATT-Once-Upon-A-Tea-Time-blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjHPvcPHB4NSbtHLPl3Udplugqj-EisMvY6Zh_N-3cOojrzTFNP4lAjyWqoleyfupwxtEI-eM7UW2t9uUwq1Xy024kVQ4NB15cIPgAc7rMI2toFEr9zMwvLb40hI3JOLCdnVbWv4KpDY/s640/Studio-OUATT-Once-Upon-A-Tea-Time-blog.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A glimpse into her studio…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Here are some visuals of <b><a href="http://www.onceuponateatime.com/current-issue" target="_blank">Once Upon A Tea Time... </a></b>magazine evolving with each issue.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZHuv8BgZaYdFyoK7NWyzHNvZq0q9XB-Uu7J_orbqtcGZ4zSrE16Nq6YkP_otczmLY6WlstwBnBRFESKQSnQa_0izRJ5mlL1_EYIFMCdyGu52ifBQBUoNrRaFPF8DZ7FnWAQr3xmQouk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-04-29+at+7.46.16+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZHuv8BgZaYdFyoK7NWyzHNvZq0q9XB-Uu7J_orbqtcGZ4zSrE16Nq6YkP_otczmLY6WlstwBnBRFESKQSnQa_0izRJ5mlL1_EYIFMCdyGu52ifBQBUoNrRaFPF8DZ7FnWAQr3xmQouk/s640/Screen+Shot+2015-04-29+at+7.46.16+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div> …all this over cups of tea.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NrVXjWM-FHlfUOJEGsxL4TmPCr33g6ezJ3uT1oGht6qqrFP_-dQYsJjWXfRbGWGWaPzSz_rhBQUJWcec5fqQG0uAovyItLJDyI94OTmgLzXwC4QsgNE3xQIBjKSikC-TBpsf0v6txnk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-04-29+at+7.46.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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From the editorial team to the wonderful people that OUATT magazine collaborates with to publish every issue. What <b><i>Priya</i></b> learnt is that she really wanted to put together the curated platform and to make their  efforts sustainable and to grow, they needed to transition into a paid publication. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.onceuponateatime.com/current-issue" target="_blank">Once Upon A Tea Time…</a></b>Magazine can now be subscribed to or bought on <b><a href="http://www.joomag.com/en/newsstand/once-upon-a-tea-time-vol1/0714405001427344310" target="_blank">Joomag.com</a></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The April, 2015 Issue was the first paid issue and with the May, 2015 Issue <b>Priya</b> plans to bring a lot more to the table.</div><div style="text-align: left;">A new <b><i>Audio</i></b> feature to make it more interactive!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Talking about the new feature she says, "<span style="text-align: center;"><i>Growing up, the two things that inspired me most were books and the radio, and the two are still my favorite things to do in my down time. (I even tried out for a radio presenter job back when I was 17 but they thought I was too young.) Bringing the magazine to the point where it integrates both has been a cherished goal and with our May issue, we are there. I can talk to you and so do some of our contributors, and it promises to be inspiring and reflect the best traditions of storytelling."</i></span><br /><span style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><i>Click here to hear what Priya has to say about the Audio feature in the magazine.</i></span> <audio controls="controls"><source src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/109745179/For%20Rang%20Decor.mp3" type="audio/mp3"></source><source src="URL to OGG file" type="audio/ogg"></source></audio><br /><br /><span style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">OUATT</b><span style="text-align: left;"> Magazine shares few exclusive visuals for </span><b style="text-align: left;">Rang Decor</b><span style="text-align: left;"> readers from their Mother's Day celebration ideas in their May 2015 Issue.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NxkIm889q2eAekg8rh7MdnmMEbi0pLn12f-mgbqNoS9Lnc3FkPcxD-Hl-VwlL66tDwRHhiUSx5Bf6xlFg3hyphenhyphen1pW0lDs27MmAQ3_mcTAz43FQ8Ekmvwn579Wumdd-YhkAJerXf5PJBvY/s1600/For+RD_+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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