I wanted to convey a word of appreciation to the author of When tea shops in Kerala brewed social networking (KT, May 4) for his reminisces of our typical chayakada (tea stall) in in Kerala.

A ‘chayakada’ (teashop) is a familiar image for Keralites. So while purists of the language might sneer at the idea of a ‘tea shop culture’ in Kerala, many others familiar with the local ...

With the aim of rebranding the ‘nayarude chayakada’ into a modern, organised restaurant chain, the Nair Service Society (NSS) declared project Padma Café in 2017.

The space will be given for amateurs for eight months in a year and Chayakada Kathakal will be staged in the remaining four months. According to Krishnamoorthy, bookings were full till January 2017.