CHARLOTTE TOTTENHAM

As someone who spends a great part of her time fussing about finding good coffee, Delhi can present a bit of a challenge. All too often I am greeted with the poor excuse for a cup of coffee that is half a teaspoon of Nescafé in lukewarm water. Sadly, despite the numerous plantations in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over 80% of the beans grown in India are exported. Numerous cafés and restaurants in Delhi have cottoned on to the delight that is good coffee, but until rece

One of the trying aspects of life in Delhi is that it can be hard to escape the deafening noise. The constant clamour of traffic competes with the guttural, somewhat alarming caterwaul of the vegetable wallahs who noisily ply their trade. Rickshaw wallahs determinedly slap their passenger seat with shrieks of ‘mere saath chalo’ (even when you are clearly heading in the opposite direction), dogs bark and children’s playful cricket games resonate through the streets. As horns