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Clay Craft joins hands with Tapri Tea House
MUMBAI: India’s fastest growing manufacturer and retailer of bone china and ceramic tableware, Clay Craft India has joined Jaipur based themed tea store Tapri – The tea house. Eying the season of hot tea, winter, the tapri is going to give new experience of traditional ‘kullad’ transformed in a new look in a variour colours. Clay Craft India has specially designed these Mugs for Tapri tea lovers and this innovation will be continued by Clay Craft at Tapri. Going forward, it also plans to introduce Mughal, European, 22 Carat Gold plated and Royal themed tea sets at Tapri.
Mr. Rajesh Agarwal, Managing Director of Clay Craft India, says, “Tie-up with Tapri has added a feather in our clientele base. Through this platform, our designers will be able to showcase their best ideas and abilities. This will also be a right medium for us to get feedback on our products by Tapri tea lovers. We are thankful to Tapri management to give us this opportunity.”
Mr. Ankit Bohra, Director, Tapri Tea House says, “This innovative tie-up will help us to entertain our customers and it will give different experience to them. We are delighted that Clay Craft has shown interest to take an initiative to make tea sipping more joyful and creative at our tea house. Going forward, we will have different themed tea sets at our tea house and I am sure this will help us to add more tea lovers at our Tapri. ”
Clay Craft India’s esteemed corporate clients also include – Maruti Suzuki, Westside, Lifestyle, Nestle, Airtel, Vodafone, Taj Group, Hyatt Hotels, Pepsi Wipro and many more.
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
