Arin Tea Pvt. Ltd

Our place is out on the Golaghat - Kachomari Road in Tetelital. Being in Assam, tea is just part of the landscape for us. Arin Tea Pvt. Ltd isn’t one of those massive estates you see in movies, but we have our spot here. The road gets a bit bumpy after the rains, so getting here takes a minute. We deal with the leaves coming in and going out. Most of the work is manual and can be quite tiring. The air smells like fresh greens most mornings. We have a small office that's mostly filled with sacks and samples. Sometimes the power goes out, so we just wait it out and talk. It’s a quiet life in Tetelital compared to the big cities. We don't have a marketing department or fancy logos. We just focus on the bags and the quality of what we're packing. The roof leaks a tiny bit in the corner when it pours, but we moved the desks away from there. We’ve known the local growers for years. It's a tight community around here. We just try to get the work done before the sun sets. Sometimes we share a cup of whatever we’re processing that day. It’s just how we live and work in this part of the world. We don't worry about being the biggest, just about being here. It’s slow work but it's what we do.