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The tea gardens seep into the soil of the identity of the region and its people. Often sidelined amid the overwhelming focus on the industry itself, what remains hidden are the real experiences of the ones who form the backbone of the industry, the tea growers, especially smallholders. There’s a quiet ache in knowing that the voices of those who sustain the tea legacy go unheard. Puhor exists to illuminate these untold stories from Assam’s most iconic tea-growing terrain.
How Kenya Beat Assam in the Global Black Tea Race
As the sun rises in Kericho, Kenya, the tea fields sparkle like emeralds under the growing sun. Almost half a world apart in Assam, the air appears heavy amidst the monsoon mist as the tea pluckers bend low over the bushes. Both the lands inhale tea, yet one holds supremacy in the global brew while the other struggles to advance.