Fujian calling…….

CTMA is organising a China Tea Marketing Association and Fujian Province Tea Association joint delegation to visit India to seek a first hand knowledge of Indian tea industry in August/September 2007 and we have been entrusted the responsibilty of organising meetings and various interactions for them.

 Vijaynagar….

Mohini Das, my old friend has taken over a small plantation in our area, and I visited it today. Met police officials, politicians and district administration in Pothia & Thakurgunj blocks of Kishangunj district in Bihar.

Matter of adivasi lands needs be tackled in righ earnest by everyone for the developement of the area.

Chicory….

Cichorium intybus (Asteraceae)

A slender perennial, easily established from seed, producing a deep taproot. A native of Europe, it has escaped from cultivation and naturalized throughout North America. The plant contains a white, milky sap that appears if the stem is broken. Flowers are blue, remaining on the plant for only a single day. Prefers full sun in well-drained soils.

Ankit went looking for this in North India for possible exports.

Darjeeling without tea would be like Switzerland without watches. Could it be that the swiss alps today attract more tourist because watches over the decades, have helped to develop the the wherewithalsof tourism better  than that of darjeeling tea? Surely in sheer majesty and purity, the Himalayas must soar above the alps? And yet tourism does not earn even one-thousandth of what it does for Switzerland. The scope for Darjeeling hills to earn foreign exchange must therefore be enormous. But first things must come first and the economic foundation of the hills must be secured first. And the foundation of Darjeeling is TEA……………

World Tea Expo 2007…

Ankit was in Atlanta, USA from 8th to 13th June 2007 and met lots of north American retailers, wholesalers, consultants and Tea Association authorities.

Our special attractions were Elizabeth Knights organised Indian Tea meet thru John Macphearson of Lotus Tea House and 2008 India Tea Tour being organised by Dan Robertson of The Tea House.

Atlanta…

World Tea Expo will be held in Atlanta, USA from 9th to 12th June 2007, where Ankit will participate on behalf of Lochan Tea Limited.

Awareness of Indus Foundation will be our main theme for this Expo.

STTA…

Siliguri Tea Traders Association held its elections on 28th May 2007 and I was selected again for the second time to help the executive committee as Secretary for the period of next two years. A honour indeed, but I must be more honest in my efforts to serve the Indian Tea industry, since we are responsible for the sale of 200 million kilos of Tea produced in North Bengal.

Changsha…

International Tea Convention 2007 organised by China Chamber of Commerce was held in Changsha, the state capital of Hunan from 18th to 20th May 2007, and from India we were the lone Tea company there. We were given the honour of speaking in this symposium and were among the international gathering of vitually all the important tea organisations.

We also held a tea testing session of Indian teas for Chinese tea lovers, which was thoroughly attended.

Indira..

A daughter was born to Mayuri Lochan & Torgeir Sundgot and was named INDIRA Lochan Sundgot. At around 2.30 PM yesterday the 4th May 2007, she was born at Oslo hospital and we term her as Goddess Luxmi’s incarnation. Let her bring wealth and prosperity to Torgeir’s business.

Kevin of Beijing..

Floating Beijing Leshui Tea Co. Ltd. at Soho building on the main Jiamguomein Wai street, Kevin has left a regular job at China Tea Company to promote Indian black teas in colloboration with us. We plan to participate in Changsha International Tea Convention from 18th to 20th May 2007 organised by CFNA.