Bean There, Brew That

This first-gen coffee-forager is bringing Nagaland's coffee farmers much-deserved attention

- By VERNIKA AWAL

Step through the doors of Gurugram's OMO Café and you're immediately enveloped by the rich, earthy aroma of freshly brewed coffee. It doesn't just fill the space—it is an aroma of discovery of the familiar but in an unfamiliar way. It lingers in the air, mingling with the soft murmur of conversation, and the occasional hiss of steam behind the counter. It was in this very space that Ngarum coffee first began to take form—not in a boardroom, but in its 32-year-old founder, Grace Muivah's heart. Soon the idea was ground to craft a coffee which is not merely ethically sourced, but carries the wildness, stories and the essence of Northeast India.