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Across the nation for that perfect cuppa!
If you were an entrepreneur, you would know the kind of ground work that has to take place before kick-starting your business.
Timothy Immanuel and his wife Sharon Dominica, who hope to start a coffee shop soon, understood the importance of research and decided to tweak this tedious process to make it more fun.
They decided to travel across the country to explore various kinds of coffee, their origins and methods of preparation, covering states like UP, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerela and Tamil Nadu.
“We love long drives, and thought that this was an opportunity for one memorable drive. We have driven to different parts of UP, Jaipur and even Nepal earlier. But this would be much longer and had to be planned carefully,” says Sharon.
Although coffee is harder to grow, as compared to tea, India is the second largest coffee producer in the world and is home to a large number of plantations.
Timothy explains, “There are two main types of coffee beans – arabica and robusta, and we grow both in India. The Indian robusta bean is one of the best in the world. We learnt about all the various stages of coffee-making, in order to make sure the customer in our cafe gets the perfect cup.”
Timothy who studied hotel management and worked as an Associate Team Leader, Food and Beverage, at a five star hotel Bangalore, moved on to do his MBA, then worked as a HR consultant, while Sharon is an Occupational Therapist by profession. T
he whole idea of a coffee shop sprung up because in Noida, where they were based, there were hardly any places for people to hang out, relax, and spend time with friends and family. They thought this would be the perfect opportunity to make that happen. They started attending tea appreciation workshops and a coffee training by the coffee board of India in Bangalore.
Some of their discoveries include realising that all tea comes from one type of plant, realising that most of India drinks the lowest grades of coffee and tea, that good tea has an amazing smell of its own, and that coffee doesn’t necessarily need to be bitter. Timothy and Sharon also enjoyed sharing their experiences and getting feedback on their facebook page drive across india for coffee
The coffee shop will be located at Noida. “We want to call it The Haven, as we hope that it will be a refuge for people in our community.
In our coffee shop, we want people to experience really high quality, and specialty coffee and tea at reasonable prices. We want to give the average Indian an opportunity to go on a journey in tea and coffee, experience different types, and find out what they like. We also want to teach people more about coffee and tea.
When asked why they would go through such lengths to start a coffee shop, Sharon explains, “We want to give the best quality to our customers. The more thoroughly we’re informed, the more chances there are of succeeding.”
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source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Education> Edex / by Blessy Mathew Prasad / August 22nd, 2016
Team Coorg wins Independence Day Trophy
Muscat :
Team Coorg Muscat and Friends of Naqvi Group under the patronage of Embassy of India and in coordination with Oman Hockey Association organised the 70th Independence Day commemoration Hockey Festival at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex recently. It was the tenth year in a row the event was held.
The Ambassador of India H E Indra Mani Pandey was the chief guest who distributed the prizes to all participants.
It was a great jubilation and historic moment for the organisers as president of FIH Leonardo Negre, CEO of AHF Dato Sree Tayyab Ikram sent their best wishes for the success of the hockey festival.
Dr Omar Zawawi, a great supporter for hockey had offered to sponsor the event and Waleed Associates were the main sponsors. Pramod Karajgikar attended on behalf of Waleed Associates. The Hockey Festival started with the national anthem of India and Oman presented by the Indian School Seeb choir.
The Indian School Muscat exhibited a parade and a march past.
The Independence Day trophy was won by Team Coorg Muscat for the second year in a row by defeating UTSC Muscat in a thrilling match by 3-2.
The Ambassador XI won the second time as they were the winners in 2015 of the Ambassador Cup.
The Ambassador XI won the 2016 cup by defeating Indian School Seeb in a tie breaker.
The 70th Independence Day Hockey Festival organisers expressed their sincere thanks and gratitude to participating teams from Oman and UAE.
In this connection the contribution by Bellu Kuttapa, Mohammed Raffe, Javis Ahmed and Liju Hassan is noteworthy.
The chairman of the organising committee S A S Naqvi along with Bellu Kuttapa expressed their gratitude to the sponsors and the Embassy of India.
source : http://www.muscatdaily.com / MuscatDaily.com / Home / August 21st, 2016
WSF World Doubles: Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal settle for silver in mixed doubles
This is the first time that India clinched three medals from this event.
India finished a historic campaign at the WSF World International Doubles at Marrara, Darwin in Australia on Thursday with three medals for the first time in the history of the championships. The second-seeded mixed doubles pair of Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal had to settle for silver in the summit clash where they lost to the third seeds Paul Coll and Joelle King of New Zealand, 8-11, 8-11 in 34 minutes.
Besides that, the second Indian mixed doubles pair of Harinderpal Sandhu and Joshna Chinappa as well as the top-seeded women’s doubles team of Chinappa and Pallikal both captured the bronze after losing their respective semi-finals.
Pallikal and Ghosal had prevailed over the Kiwi mixed doubles pair in a tight match a day earlier in their final group assignment and were thus considered the favourites. But King and Coll put up a determined show that took the game out of the Indians’ hands.
By constantly varying their pace and returns, they never allowed the Indians to build a rhythm. The Kiwi pair’s dropshots and their strategy of keeping the ball in the middle paid rich dividends.
The Indians had more chances in the second game which was neck and neck. But Coll and King applied just the right amount of pressure in the end, to seal the win in straight games.
The performance of all the Indian players at the World Doubles earned praise from the national coach Cyrus Poncha who called it a ‘fabulous show’.“Whichever way one viewed it, this has been a fabulous show overall by the Indians.
Returning with three medals is something to be proud of and the players surely need a pat on their backs for this,” said Poncha, who was with the squad in Darwin.
The Indians will now be turning their attention to the season’s first World Series event – the Hong Kong Open that starts on August 23.
source: http://www.sportskeeda.com / SportsKeeda / Homepage> Squash> News / by Sudeshna Banerjee @Sudsports / August 18th, 2016
