Historically, the link to tea is firmly established in Darjeeling and is part of the hill station's heritage. Although originally conceived as a place of relief from the intense heat of the plains ...

The second oldest of Darjeeling’s 87 tea plantations, Happy Valley was established by a Britishman in 1854, just five years after Harrods. Happy Valley passed into the hands of an elite Bengali ...

Darjeeling, in the Himalayan foothills, is famous for its tea, its elevated railroad and the view of dawn breaking over Mt. Everest. A writer fulfilled a childhood dream of visiting.

There are 87 gardens that come under the geographical indicator for Darjeeling tea, that allows a tea to be sold as Darjeeling. Of these, quite a few have closed this season as they are simply ...

Its tea plantations cover 50,000 acres of land and employ 25,000 people. ... and it is now quite common to see people sitting down with a cup of Darjeeling tea in New York than a mug of coffee.

Wandering through the tea gardens settled on the gentle hill slopes of Darjeeling is the perfect way to start your day at the Happy Valley Tea Estate. With plantations as old as 150 years and ...

For a change in the lives of tea plantation workers in Darjeeling, they first need a higher pay, land rights, and permission to run their own homestays, said Tamang.

India is one of the largest tea producers in the world, with sprawling tea gardens that stretch across the hills of Assam, Darjeeling, and Nilgiri. These lush plantations not only offer a ...

Nilanjan Bhadra, 45, was found dead on Thursday afternoon inside the tea garden. The body has been sent for autopsy. SILIGURI: A 45-year-old assistant manager of a tea garden in West Bengal’s ...

Visual from the tea plantation in Darjeeling (Photo/ANI) As tea industry sinks, Darjeeling looking for alternate sources of income. By Tanya Chugh | Updated: Apr 24, 2024 22:02 IST.

Arya Monk, leader of the founding monks of Arya Tea Estate | An exploration into the only two non-colonial tea estates out of ...