tea

Planning a vacation? Here's a list of homestay recommendations from across India's tea plantations, with a chance to understand the process of tea production.

Faisal Yousaf turned his love for chai into a full-fledged business. Today, The Chai Wallah serves 50 varieties of tea, coffee, juices and snacks at over 50 outlets across Kerala and Karnataka.

The Taiyebi family started Finjaan Cafe in the Banjara Hills of Hyderabad. Here they provide a traditional Chinese tea ceremony experience. This is how this unique cafe came into existence.

Fondly known as 'Ammiji' in Amritsar, 92-year-old Rajinder Kaur Chatha is whipping up a spicy success with her homemade blends. Her startup story is the perfect inspiration for women entrepreneurs

Delhi resident Laxman Rao writes, publishes, and sells his books. The book sale at his tea shop alone gives him around Rs 8,000 a month

Still throwing those leaves away every time you make tea?

If you feel the story of this swadeshi tea brand is intriguing, wait till you see its iconic logo!

“Wash the vegetables under running water and if you have a sensitive stomach, proceed to blanch the leafy vegetables to be doubly sure.”

They source over 1500 kg of tea from about 250+ tea growers in Assam in a year and sell 450+ units of their products in a month!

From the special lemongrass to the wacky (but nutritious) mushroom tea, there's room for all in this collection.