Donation over a cup of tea seems like a novel idea, and that's exactly what 63-year-old Vijayalakshmi Venkatesh is trying to popularise. Last year, Venkatesh launched a campaign called Chai For Cancer with an aim to bring tea lovers together to raise funds to help cancer patients and at the same time, create awareness about the same. The campaign is back for the second edition, and this time, it has gone national.


Vijayalakshmi Venkatesh 

In the next two months, cities across India including Mumbai, Delhi, Ranchi and Varanasi among others, will be hosting chai addas / tea parties, where tea lovers can join in for a cup of tea and donate some amount (minimum R100) to help cancer patients. The campaign kicks off with the first chai adda / tea party at her house in Worli on May 10.