Kohinoor Tea Co. Ltd.

Kohinoor Tea Co. Ltd. is based right at the Kohinoor Tea Garden, out in the Alipurduar district. Our office is part of the larger Kohinoor Tea Estate, so we are surrounded by tea bushes as far as you can see. It’s a beautiful place to work, but it’s also a lot of hard work. We deal with the daily operations of the garden and the estate. This means everything from looking after the plants to making sure the workers have what they need. It’s a very hands-on job. We don't sit behind desks all day; we’re often out in the dirt or in the processing area. The buildings are old and have that specific smell of dried tea and old wood. Alipurduar can get very humid, so we’re always dealing with the weather. We aren't trying to sell you a dream or use fancy words to describe what we do. It’s just farming and processing tea, plain and simple. We have a lot of families who have worked on this estate for decades, so it feels more like a village than a company. Things don't always go perfectly—sometimes the machinery breaks down or the rain stops us from harvesting—but we just deal with it as it comes. We’re focused on the day-to-day tasks that keep the estate running. It’s a quiet life compared to the city, and we prefer it that way. Most days, we just hope for a good harvest and steady weather.