Geopolitics in a tea cup: the socio-political flavour of TanTea

In addition to the unique flavours that teas from the Government-run TanTea plantations and factory in The Nilgiris bring to the cup, the lingering taste comes from what the initiative represents: helping Tamil repatriates from Sri Lanka, from the 1970s onwards. T. Arunkumar who runs a TanTea dealership with three outlets in Chennai, along with his father S. Thiruvasagam, on the heady combination of empowerment and tea tasting