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A call to support Darjeeling's tea gardens

New Delhi, April 28 -- Every year, when it's time for the year's spring harvest, my thoughts turn to Darjeeling. Lately, these come with a lingering anxiety and a growing despondence. In the years tha... Read More


Getting to know the Dong Ding oolong

New Delhi, April 13 -- I have spent this week getting acquainted with the Dong Ding oolong and emerged slightly awestruck. Let me start at the beginning. On LinkedIn, a Taiwanese tea producer and expo... Read More


Spend a day with tea pluckers

New Delhi, March 30 -- When I see the image of a woman tea plucker-versions of it are used by businesses in their marketing of tea-it rather bothers me. Perhaps it's because when you walk into a tea e... Read More


Tea and tees: Discover India's fascinating golf history

New Delhi, March 2 -- The first flush is just starting and while I wait for these teas, I decided to catch up on some tea history, on tea and golf's shared beginnings here in India. Back in the early... Read More


Do you value that cup of tea?

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- If you have felt the increase in tea prices recently, it has come about after a difficult year for tea producers. It's not prohibitively high that it deters purchase. And the sad... Read More


A tea lover's guide to shows, podcasts and documentaries

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- There's a new documentary on tea, released in November, made by filmmaker Christy Hui. Titled Tea: The Drink that Changed the World (not related to the book by the same name by La... Read More