Our Tea Makers

Nikesh Gurung

If you meet Nikesh inside a tea factory during the production season, you’ll seldom find him smiling. Tea making is a job that he takes with an...

Nirananda Acharya

Nirananda has been working with Kanchanjangha Tea Estate and Research Center for the last 29 years. His presence has witnessed the transforma...

Sharad Subba

Subba made tea his life Sharad Subba is a tea maker from Jasbire. When asked about his views on tea, he says that tea is his life. He really...

Sonam Lama

One of the few tea masters in Nepal The community of tea makers in Nepal is very small. Everyone knows everyone on a first name basis and one...

Sujan Ghale

Sujan Ghale was born and raised in Kanyam. Like many tea makers in Nepal, Sujan too grew up around tea. As a child, he had grown up watching hi...