Anish Shonpal and Nikhil Shah, the co-founders of Loka, share a friendship forged in the halls of the University of Cambridge and strengthened over years of music, culture, and—most importantly—chai. But it was during the long, isolating months of the COVID-19 lockdown that their love for chai became something more. Anish, navigating a cancer diagnosis, found solace in the daily ritual of brewing chai, and Nikhil, with a background in product design, saw an opportunity to transform that ritual into something more accessible. The Loka Chai Maker was born from a simple yet powerful question: why has coffee seen countless innovations while chai remains tethered to the same stovetop method? They spent years testing, failing (sometimes explosively!), and refining until they created the patent-pending "Chai Fountain" technology. The Loka Chai Maker is a game-changer—a beautifully designed, stainless steel device that brews a perfect cup of chai, mess-free and stress-free, making it an everyday joy, not an occasional indulgence.