From the benefits of using saturated butter to coconut oil, and tulsi leaves to haldi doodh, the West has been rather slow in realising the benefits of multiple natural products that have been used in India for centuries.
Leaf Republic, a German firm, came up with a collection of eco-friendly leaf tableware, which have been seen a routine presence at Indian households and social gatherings, especially at religious thoroughfares.
No wonder thus, the noble idea to reduce plastic waste, was met with much disdain and scorn by Twitter users in India. What left the desis more shocked is the pricing – what is available for a few pennies back home, is being sold at £8.50 per plate, close to Rs 700.
From comments on the appallingly exuberant price to imparting a bit of history knowledge on how the British had push-sold fancy bone-china crockery in India, killing the indigenous market, the netizens went on a no-holds-barred rant on social media.
Here’s what some had to say:
Phew. Come to India and visit temples. Ull get this donnai. What have u exactly invented ? We have been using leaf plates for centuries. pic.twitter.com/SDcb0BYvW1Related stories
— krithika sivaswamy (@krithikasivasw) February 23, 2019
The whites have discovered pattals https://t.co/nJon0BRSax— Mitali (@Just_Screams) February 22, 2019
You guys just be joking. It must be new to you. It's an everyday story in India. pic.twitter.com/a9N1plKrWi— Aunty Indian
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