Union Minister for Culture & Tourism Shri Prahlad Singh Patel and President of the Portuguese Republic Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa jointly inaugurated the Cha-Chai in New Delhi on February 14, 2020.
What is Cha-Chai ?
- Cha-Chai is an installation of art work of Joana Vasconcelos at National Museum.
- The installation represents the five o’clock tradition of serving tea in Portugal that originated in the 17th century.
- The ‘tea pot’ art work is symbolic depicting cultural bridges between people and people to people relation.
- The century old 5 pm tea is a family tradition in Portugal that strengthens family bonding.
- The ‘Tea Pot’ and its iron railings represent the bridge between urban and rural landscape. The aroma of tea, as depicted by the installation, takes visitors to a memorable journey from this physical world to a surreal world.
- Century old, long lasting connection between Portugal and India shines through tea or chai. The Portuguese adopted chá (Sha) as their word for it, incredibly close to the Indian chai.
