• Jan 25 2016
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Naharkatia The Tea Town

                               
                                    ubhasish Borah and Bidisha Das (who hail from Assam) were in a fancy restaurant in Ahmedabad, India discussing a disappointing $2.75 (INRs 200) cup of Assam black tea when the reason for founding Folklore Tea became apparent.

                                    What started as a conversation about the qualities that make the teas of Assam so appealing has since developed into a collaboration with marginalized, small-size tea growers to provide natural loose-leaf “home grown” tea.

                                    Subhasish, 30, and Bidisha, 29, decided to “step out” from the comfort of stable, full-time jobs (teaching urban planning, working in international relations respectively) and ‘set in’ by wholeheartedly embracing all aspects of tea: cultivating tea leaves, understanding the manufacturing processes, educating themselves to the science, and understanding the underlying terroir of Assam.