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For people from South Asia, mornings are often powered by chai

NPR investigates South Asia's love of one particular hot breakfast beverage and reveals its surprising origin.

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Diaa Hadid has covered South Asia and Afghanistan from NPR's bureau in Mumbai since October 2023. She previously spent 6 years in NPR's Islamabad bureau, where she covered Pakistan and Afghanistan. Her favorite stories are about people and moments that capture the complexity of the places she covers.

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