Tea time on the lawn at Sinna Dorais Bungalows. Photo by Preetam Koilpillai
Narrated tour by Aravinda Anantharaman
Sinna Dorai is how assistant managers were addressed on turn-of-the-century tea estates in south India: Dorai would have been the manager, and Sinna Dorai loosely translates to 'small manager.' At three estates owned by the Murugappa Group - in
Read this article for free!
Register now to read this article, get our email newsletter, and receive one premium article each month.
Or, subscribe for full access.
Already a subscriber? Login here
