by Indi Khanna | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
That first trip to Gravel Banks with Clyde and Appu, were followed by many more interesting ones spread out during the two years I was at Surianalle, ahead of relocating to Assam. There obviously being no way for me to verify this, I’m pretty much certain that...
by Indi Khanna | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
This was in 1987 while I was the manager of Limbuguri Estate in Upper Assam. Lady, our docile and beautiful Labrador, while she was on heat, had obviously managed to squirm herself out from under the fencing of the bungalow compound to meet up with one of the loads of...
by Indi Khanna | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
In 1978 I was transferred from Panniar to Upper Surianalle which was all of 2Kms away as the crow flies. Almost always swathed in a dense mantle of swirling mist, the estate had been most aptly named as Surianalle (Surian = the sun + Illay = not there). Regardless of...
by Indi Khanna | Apr 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
The school being located in Simla and while that was the very town which my family belonged to, I was all of a ripe age of 5 years when my Dad in his wisdom decided to pack me off to Bishop Cotton School, an all boys boarding school. While the flow of the water...
by Indi Khanna | Feb 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Eight women at an elegant and tiny tea facility in the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, make artisanal teas from locally grown leaves and supply them across the globe to Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia and North AmericaPankaja Srinivasan| Updated: January 21st, 2021Nilgiris,...
by Indi Khanna | Aug 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Victorian era is credited with the invention of the moustache cup—designed to keep whiskers in place. Of all tea accessories, this one deserves a fresh look A few weeks ago, on Lounge’s weekly showcase of objects in “Source”, a teapot caught my eye. It was a...
