Tea pickers at work at the Rohini Tea Estate in Darjeeling, West Bengal, on March 28. Tea pickers at the Rohini Tea Estate on March 28. Most of the women who pluck tea leaves have grown up watching their parents do the same job, but the next generation appear less interested in continuing the Darjeeling tea tradition. A worker sorts tea leaves by hand at the Rohini Tea Estate on March 28. Tea pickers at work at the Rohini Tea Estate on March 28.

Source: CBC News April 04, 2026 14:11 UTC