Summer in Kolkata doesn't ask nicely, so on this April day four AquaTerra volunteers showed up at Balaji Apartment with something better than words of comfort: cold sharbat. This was the 30th edition of the ongoing Sharbat Seva drive, and by now the routine has become a small tradition.
20 litres of Rooh Afza went around to residents looking for a moment of relief from the heat. It's a simple gesture, but one repeated often enough that it's started to mean something more than just a drink.