Indian summer coolers

From kokum sherbet in Maharashtra to nannari in Tamil Nadu, India's diverse regional drinks combine local ingredients and traditional wisdom to effectively combat summer heat.

Often touted as the oldest smoothie in the world, a sip of sweet lassi, topped with a generous dollop of clotted cream, is hard to resist. Here are delicious ways to shake it up -

A couple of years ago a popular beverage start-up that isn't shy to experiment launched Panakam (panaka in Kannada) as part of their summer line-up. It put a quintessential south Indian summer cooler under the ...