A painful decision!
I took a hiatus from writing my Tea story. Today, I want to pick up my pen again. After a successful five years in Coonoor,
June 22, 2025
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I took a hiatus from writing my Tea story. Today, I want to pick up my pen again. After a successful five years in Coonoor,
I sat down with my good friend T K Madhav earlier this year to talk about old times. He had come to Cochin in 1963
I had taken a long break from writing but now feel compelled to continue my narrative. My first two years in Coonoor (1971-73) was taken
If I thought I was going to miss the Cochin social life I was in for a pleasant surprise. Sure, I would miss my friends
My wife and I were delighted with our move to Coonoor. She liked the cooler climes of Coonoor which had an amazing climate and vegetation. It
The visit of Guy Routledge from the UK and Dipak Roy from Calcutta was more than a “coming to inspect the men out east” visit
After a break I thought I should get back to my Tea story… Goings and Comings at JT Life in Cochin was idyllic but there
I must apologise to my non Tea readers for the granularity of this blog. You are welcome to gloss over the dates and details and
You hear this term less and less these days. When someone describes a man as ‘a perfect gentleman’ the name that pops into my mind
In a couple of years we had gained palpable momentum. Many South India tea producers realised that JT was a professionally run organisation with well-trained