Tea or coffee?

Tea is by far the most preferred drink in India even in traditional coffee guzzling states

Published28 Oct 2014, 12:53 PM IST

Tea is not only the preferred drink, but its consumption at home is growing faster too. Photo: Mint <br /> — Tea is not only the preferred drink, but its consumption at home is growing faster too. Photo: Mint

Tarun Gogoi, Assam’s chief minister, has again demanded that tea be given the status of National Drink. It is perhaps the right time to do so—after all, the nation’s prime minister started out in life as a chaiwala (tea seller). Getting these kinds of national statuses is usually a euphemism for a subsidy or grant of some sort to promote that product. However, as these four charts show, India is not only a nation of tea drinkers, but even the traditional coffee guzzling states are embracing tea. Data used here is from the National Sample Survey Office’s (NSSO’s) consumption studies for urban areas.

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First Published:28 Oct 2014, 12:53 PM IST

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