The Kangra valley is famous for its unlikely but sizeable Tibetan community that’s made its home here. But as tea folks, what we know it for is the tea. It’s history began with the British East India Company but... ... READ MORE
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Tigers and Tea
Tigers and tea? They might be as different as chalk and cheese, but their unlikely pairing made its way into a beloved children’s book, the Berlin-born Judith Kerr’s 1968 classic, The Tiger Who Came to Tea. Not since Tigger,... ... READ MORE
World Tea Awards: Teabox among top industry innovators
We are thrilled to announce that we have made it to the Finalists’ list in the World Tea Awards, in the category of Best Innovator in the Industry. The awards, held annually by the World Tea Media, are now... ... READ MORE
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The Sulaimani Tea (Recipe Included)
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A House for Chinna Dorai – Estate Bungalows in the Nilgiris
The scared four-year-old snuggled deeper, pulling the bed covers over his head; the gentle snores of his two elder brothers who slept alongside in the large four poster bed, doing nothing to allay his fears. It was a... ... READ MORE
Ujjawal Chettri and Reyso: empowering women in Darjeeling and more
I first heard of Ujjawal Chettri when we ordered tea cozies for Teabox, from his NGO, Reyso. I really liked that the Reyso had been set up to offer women working in tea gardens and those unemployed, a source... ... READ MORE
How tea helped in the fight for women’s rights!
Tearooms are romantically portrayed as cozy and pleasant places to relax and enjoy teas with cakes, biscuits and sandwiches. Their mythology is reinforced through evocations of scones and clotted cream. Hidden behind the Olde Worlde facade is a darker... ... READ MORE
A Decade in Books
I hugely enjoyed writing the post on My 20s in Books. And so decided to follow it up with this one. I do like the idea of allowing books to define the years passed. It is true that I... ... READ MORE
Would you like some sugar in your tea? Or a little tea in your sugar?
Here’s a simple thought exercise. Imagine a standard cup of fresh brewed tea, with a sugar bowl beside it. Pick up the spoon and start adding sugar. One spoonful, two, three, four, five. Don’t stop. Six, seven, eight, nine,... ... READ MORE
Tea and Motherhood
The hand that rocks the cradle certainly rules the beautiful Nilgiris district, and this is why… For as long back as I remember groups of women in the Nilgiris have got together – sometimes once a week, sometimes once... ... READ MORE