by Indi Khanna | Jun 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
After two years on Panniar with my father figure P.D. (Abid), I was transferred to one of the other Malayalam’s properties in the High Ranges – Surianalle Estate. Despite us being directly on the other side of the valley from Panniar with a clear line of sight...
by Indi Khanna | May 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
In 1975 at a young 22, I was despatched up to Panniar Estate (High Ranges) by the Agents in Cochin. Being born and with my entire formative years having been in Simla where the only crop was apples, planting as a career had never ever crossed my mind. Providence and...
by Ingrid Remak | Apr 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Vaideghi Kanan – Tea Maker at Tea Studio Vaideghi Kanan’s family has been involved with tea for decades. They grow the green leaf that is sold to one of the numerous tea production facilities in the Nilgiris. Many of the women who grow up in this region find...
by Jerry Godinho | Apr 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Muskan owns a boutique organic Tea Studio that is run entirely by women, she talks about being corporate and socially responsible. Read why she left the advertising business to create unique teas for the discerning, international palate Muskan, please tell my global...
by Frank Miller | Apr 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
There is a revolution going on in South India, right under our noses. Up until the late 1980s perhaps, South Indian tea – from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala – was predominantly comprised of mid-grade CTC (cut, tear, curl) produced for the local market. In...
by Ingrid Remak | Apr 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Nestled on the lush terraced hillside of a sleepy Nilgiri community lies Tea Studio. This glass structure with soaring ceilings and red trim is the only modern feature on these age-old terraces. This state of the art tea processing and educational facility was the...
