Namchic Tea Estate Pvt. Ltd.

If you drive down Makum Road towards Tokri Gola in Tinsukia, you’ll eventually run into Namchic Tea Estate Pvt. Ltd. It’s a large stretch of land and we’ve got a lot to look after. The estate has its own rhythm that doesn't care much for what's happening in the big cities. We deal with the plants, the weather, and the workers every single day. It’s not a polished operation. There’s mud on the boots and grease on the machinery. We spend a lot of time walking the rows or sitting in the shed talking about the next harvest. The tea is the main thing, and everything else comes second. Tinsukia is a good place for tea, but it’s hard work. We don't have some official set of rules hanging on the wall. We just have a schedule that we try to stick to. Some days the machinery breaks down and we spend the whole afternoon getting our hands dirty fixing it. That’s just life on an estate. We’ve got a small office for the paperwork, but nobody likes being in there for too long. We’d rather be outside seeing how the leaves are coming along. It’s a long-term commitment being here. We aren't looking for quick wins. We just want to keep the estate running and make sure the tea gets to where it’s going. We don’t need any fancy titles to know what we’re supposed to do. The land tells us everything.