Sikkim's Temi Tea - Tea Journey

April 20, 2020

The story of Temi Tea begins, not in 1965 when it was established but a few years earlier against a backdrop of political upheaval. In 1951, following the Chinese invasion of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s foremost spiritual and political leader agreed to a peaceful occupation. After an uneasy decade came the revolt in 1959. Fearing for his life, he fled to India where he established an administra

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Aravinda Anantharaman

Writer, editor, columnist, tea reporter, and running Copac Media, a creative consultancy. Her interests are history and literature, and their influence on contemporary society. Aravinda has published with Penguin Random House (India).

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13 Comments

Manoj D Archibald
on April 21, 2020 at 12:59 am •Reply

Wow !!! Very nice and well-articulated. You have taken me to Temi. A virtual tea tour to Temi tea estate.
- Aravinda Anantharaman
  on April 21, 2020 at 10:48 am •Reply
  
  Thanks, Manoj! Appreciate the support! Hope to meet you in the Nilgiris when travel is possible once more.
Boilal
on April 21, 2020 at 8:21 am •Reply

Very interesting piece of information and very nice articulation… Splendid
- Aravinda Anantharaman
  on April 21, 2020 at 10:47 am •Reply
  
  Thanks, Boi! Some good insights there, I hope!
RAJIV PINCHA
on April 21, 2020 at 11:24 am •Reply

Informative. Would like to visit Temi to see their Tea manufacturing and Bamboo Plantation. We at Harendranagar are planning to plant 75 hectares of land with Bamboo species to be used for exotic furniture and housing in future.
Thank you Aravinda
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on April 21, 2020 at 9:50 pm •Reply

I was there in 2014 and very glad to feel the new energy that emanates from there now.
You mention the bamboo unit and for the retired persons there at Temi. How will it be used?
Very glad to see Mr. Nalin Moda in your first photo.
- Aravinda Anantharaman
  on April 21, 2020 at 11:56 pm •Reply
  
  Thank you, Paula. The bamboo unit Is a revenue source as it makes sticks that are sold to the incense industry in south India. Incense sticks are popular in the south of the country.
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on April 21, 2020 at 9:52 pm •Reply

oops, sorry Mr. Moda in the fourth photo….
Gurrinder "Indi" Khanna
on April 21, 2020 at 9:58 pm •Reply

Like all your other tea writings, this one too hits the spot.
Enjoyed the read.
Keep them coming.
Cheers!
Indi
- Aravinda Anantharaman
  on April 21, 2020 at 11:56 pm •Reply
  
  Thanks, Indi!
Dharmesh
on December 2, 2021 at 8:00 am •Reply

Aravinda Ji

It is very nice thoughts and i can imagine freshness…
Brian park
on January 10, 2023 at 12:00 pm •Reply

I got exact information about Sikkim tea. Thank you
Elspeth Mackay
on December 12, 2023 at 5:47 am •Reply

Hello
Can I ask how you export your wholesale tea? Do you use wooden traditional tea chests? If so, what kind of what are they made from? I’m writing from a botanic garden in Scotland, where I’m working on an interpretation panel for the Campbell’s magnolia tree and I know that it was used in some cases for tea chests.
Any assistance would be very gratefully received.
Best wishes
Elspeth