Man, isn't it funny how the things that used to drive us crazy as kids end up becoming our favorite obsessions? That's my story with tea – specifically Nepali tea – and it all started with my adorably weird Uncle Amit back in our old Calcutta home.Let me rewind to the 90s. Pic...
In the mid-90s, a quiet village in eastern Nepal witnessed a revolution—one that transformed its landscape and its people. This revolution was the birth of a new era in tea farming, but it came with a price. As tea nurseries sprouted across the village, the environment paid a ...
As a child growing up in the picturesque village of eastern Nepal, my brother and I embarked on a daily 4.5-kilometer walk to school—a journey that took us around 60-70 minutes. The trek was not always easy, especially during the monsoon season when the creeks we crossed would...
