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As Mana looks forward to 2017, we see a lot that we want to accomplish. This includes a lot of business goals (develop 3 new tea blends) and travel dreams (Israel!). But what really gets us going are our sustainability goals. Check them out below! Goal 1: Plant 25 Hectares of new organic tea in Chota Tingrai tea estate   New organic tea plantings at Chota Tingrai Tea Estate Mana has converted over 75 Hectares of tea into organic over the last 4 years. Last year, our customers only had one request—more tea! To meet the growing demand, Mana is...

After 6 months, Avantika and I are finally back in California to celebrate her first American Christmas, and our first Christmas as a married couple. This year has been one of wonders for us. The year started with my brother and his then-girlfriend, now fiancé arriving in Delhi airport. After exploring Delhi and the Mana projects in Madhya Pradesh, I had to leave them at the airport to pick up my Dad and adventure around Rajasthan. After exploring many a Rajput fort, we flew to Kolkata to pick my mom. In Kolkata, we found Avantika’s family transforming the house into...

Mana beyond Tea An Adavasi Farming Community in Madhya Pradesh In the heart of India, where the sun beats down the strongest, where long summers await the increasingly unfaithful monsoons, millions of people try to scratch out a living out of rocky soil. In the most remote villages, on the most marginal lands, live the Adavasi tribes. These peoples settled in the Indus plains even before the Aryans arrived in the Indian Subcontinent. Because of their remoteness and poverty, Adavasis have very little access to markets, technological advancements, and other forms of development assistance.   While in America Mana Organics means...

Ahh… December shopping season. The lights. The cool air. The smell of pine. The crowds, the lines, the parking… yeah, better to just get your gifts online.  But when shopping on the internet for green tea, it can be difficult to sift through all the different platforms to find the most informative reviews. To make your shopping easier, we have collected all the reviews of Mana Organics Green Tea Bags. Reviews of Mana Organics Green Tea Bags LOrtz on Amazon wrote: After trying their Assam black, I was intrigued by their green tea. Definitely one of the best I've had...

 “At 11:29 PM you had 2500 INR in your wallet. At 12.00 AM you had 5 pieces of paper.” If you follow the Indian news, then you have heard about demonetization- the sudden removal of 1000 and 500 Indian currency (INR) notes, or 76 percent of the currency, from economy.  This has had huge impacts, both good and bad. Every Indian has debates the merits and costs of the move. Their only certainty: that the Indian economy will never be the same. On this blog, Mana provides an on the ground view of developing a social business in India. Because...