Impressed by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's eco-friendly move to replace plastic tea cups in trains with earthen cups, or ''kulhar'', a British consultant plans to popularise the use of these cups in his country.
Ken Hunt, a business advisor to UK Trade and Investment (UKTI)'s South Asia unit, said that Lalu's kulhar is a wonderful idea and needs to get wider advocacy to popularise its use.
"I have decided to take the challenge to popularise earthen cups in Britain," said Hunt, currently visiting Jharkhand and Bihar on a business trip.
Hunt recalled that during his train journey in northern India earlier this month, he noticed people sipping tea from kulhars, quite a new thing for him.
"When I inquired about it, the tea hawkers said that the earthen cups were introduced by Lalu Prasad, known for his rustic ways," Hunt said.
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