Deep Tea

Deep Tea is located right in Naharkatia, not far from Sasoni College. It’s a busy little spot in the Dibrugarh district. You can hear the college students talking as they walk past our gate every morning. The work here is pretty straightforward. We deal with tea from this region, which means there’s always something to be done. Whether it’s checking the bags for moisture or talking to the transporters, our hands are always full. The building itself is an older one, but it does the job. We don’t use any big words to describe what we do. It’s just tea. We wake up, we come to the warehouse, and we see what the day brings. Sometimes the power goes out and we have to work by the light coming through the windows. It gets hot in the afternoons, especially during the summer months in Naharkatia. We have a small desk for the books, but mostly we’re on our feet. The Tehsil office isn't too far away if we need to sort out any legal bits. We’ve stayed in this village because it’s where we know everyone. We don't have any grand plan or vision statement written on the walls. We just want to get through the day’s work and make sure the tea is handled properly. It’s a simple way to make a living and we've been doing it for quite a long time now without wanting to change much.