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After 6 decades of working under the Constitution framed and adopted in 1950, today, India celebrates its 61st Republic Day! Happy Republic Day! As Mahatma Gandhi had said, when the power comes, it shall be vested in the hands of the people - we hope that all leaders know its true value and divert towards [...]

When it comes to His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, Darjeeling has always been his favorite spot of visit from decades. He has been visiting Darjeeling for a very very long time.
I too got a chance to get close to him once and the divine presence was felt as soon as I saw him. This was [...]

Its festival time here in Darjeeling and each day is observed differently. Yesterday i.e. September 25 was Fulpati where a cultural rally started from Dali. Every year it starts around 8-9 am and ends at Chowrasta, the considered center point of Darjeeling. I had to reach early so started at 7, walked a couple of [...]

Just a short note in advance with some updates. If you aren’t aware then we have a Facebook page dedicated to Darjeeling Tea and of course talks about our company Thunderbolt Tea. People who are tea lovers can become a fan of this page where we give out USD 40 worth Darjeeling Tea every [...]


About Darjeeling Cuppa

This is me!Hi! This is Benoy, a Tea Lover, who hails from Darjeeling. This Darjeeling Tea Blog is some sort of a personal update site, but would love to talk about Darjeeling, its people and of course specifically Darjeeling Tea. Would love to share my tea experiences and thus would like to hear comments on it. Though not a perfect animal with all the tea instincts, I simply love exploring my hometown product. I will also update, from time to time as to what is going on with my tea company - offers etc. Hope you enjoy your stay!

2nd Flush Darjeeling tea 2009
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Darjeeling Pictures

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