Hong Kong bridge ‘addict’ launches online course in card game loved around the world, whose devotees include Bill Gates and Warren Buffett
- Tania Mohan wants others to get excited about playing bridge, and hopes to ‘demystify the game and also give its image a bit of a shake-up’
- She and two partners have launched Tania’s Bridge Table, which offers an online introductory course in the popular card game
Hongkonger Tania Mohan happily admits that she’s addicted to bridge, the card game that pits two pairs against each other. She got hooked “in a good way” about 20 years ago and has fond childhood memories of her mother sitting at a table playing the game.
But never in her wildest dreams did Mohan think that one day she’d be giving lessons. “These are strange times we live in,” she laughs.
This month Mohan launched Tania’s Bridge Table, an online introductory course where she shares the basics of the game – and a few secrets.
Also behind the project is Hong Kong entrepreneur Elaine Young – the co-founder of Shama serviced apartments and Shanghai-based Tulu co-living – and Young’s son, Tristan.
“Elaine promised to give me golf lessons if I taught her how to play bridge while she was in quarantine last year – that’s how the idea for the business started,” she says. “Tristan handles the tech side of things.”
Mohan might not seem like your typical bridge player. The qualified barrister – she has also worked as a fashion editor and model – is the founder of Tabla, a luxury lifestyle brand that showcases the artistry of India, a nod to her heritage.
