Tea is India's favorite drink and many of the varieties are enjoyed throughout the world. Coffee is increasingly popular. There is a huge variety of excellent Indian beer. There is also good Indian-made gin, rum and brandy. Time Orientation Business establishments are open 10 to 5, Monday-Friday and 10 to 1 Saturday.
Foreign banks open earlier and close at the same time or later.
But for all practical purposes functioning does not start at least an hour after the establishment is open. Shops are open from 10 to 7. People are relaxed about timings in comparison to the west. Gift Giving Gifts are appreciated, but are not very common in business circles. The great Indian sport, though, is cricket.