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Simple pleasures and Traditions

India is steeped in tradition and spirituality and Makaibari is no exception. Each day a priest offers blessings at the small Ganesh Mandir outside the Factory doors and on my...

Simple pleasures and Traditions

India is steeped in tradition and spirituality and Makaibari is no exception. Each day a priest offers blessings at the small Ganesh Mandir outside the Factory doors and on my...

Morning rituals at Makaibari

The chowkidar rings the bell every day from 7 pm to 7 am, on the hour, to mark the time, to alert the factory workers and to keep guard. Around...

Morning rituals at Makaibari

The chowkidar rings the bell every day from 7 pm to 7 am, on the hour, to mark the time, to alert the factory workers and to keep guard. Around...

Who's Who at Makaibari

The success of any organization is in its people and so it is with Makaibari. Rajah Banerjee is the visionary. He charts the course and embodies its spirit. Debabrata Majumder...

Who's Who at Makaibari

The success of any organization is in its people and so it is with Makaibari. Rajah Banerjee is the visionary. He charts the course and embodies its spirit. Debabrata Majumder...

Makaibari Health Centre

Every Tea Estate is required to have a dispensary. At Makaibari, this has been taken to the next level with the help of the CHAI project sponsored by TAZO &...

Makaibari Health Centre

Every Tea Estate is required to have a dispensary. At Makaibari, this has been taken to the next level with the help of the CHAI project sponsored by TAZO &...

In memoriam

Over one thousand people live in the seven villages of Makaibari. Over 600 work on the plantation. Approximately 3 - 4 members of each family find employment at Makaibari. The...

In memoriam

Over one thousand people live in the seven villages of Makaibari. Over 600 work on the plantation. Approximately 3 - 4 members of each family find employment at Makaibari. The...

The journey of the leaf

At 12 noon, all the pluckers from the seven villages of Makaibari make their way towards weighing stations to get their baskets of leaf weighed. Then it's lunch break. Each...

The journey of the leaf

At 12 noon, all the pluckers from the seven villages of Makaibari make their way towards weighing stations to get their baskets of leaf weighed. Then it's lunch break. Each...