NALIN MODHA

Hi there, I'm a tea consultant who has worked in the industry for over forty three years. My passion for tea has taken me throughout the world…

 
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Services

With a four decades experience I can help in all areas of tea manufacture from tea field planning, planting advice, management, production monitoring, evaluation of production, packaging, teaching and training right through to delivery of product with your customer.

I specialising in the following fields within the tea industry:

  • Logistics and coordination of staffing and materials

  • All aspects of management from finance to production

  • Proven capacity to work as a member of a team

  • Interpersonal, liaison and consultation skills

  • Report writing, documentation and excellent written and oral communication skills

  • Cross cultural awareness, including implementation of appropriate changes within the business

  • Behaviour management strategies and conflict resolution skills

Please contact me regarding rates for the above services using the form below.

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Resume

My main goal of being a tea consultant is to improve estates organic field practices to produced the best quality leaf possible so we can manufacture high-quality teas that everybody can benefit from.

I always follow the correct methods of field practice looking and keeping the climate in my mind, respecting the nature of humans and the nature of plants in my care. By doing this I believe we can produce best-tasting tea possible.

Experience

Tea Manufacture Consultant
Contracted to DTRDC Center, Kurseong, Darjeeling.
July 2019 to present

Manager
SDZ Cha, Gurue, Mozambique.
Jul 2014 to March 2015

Manager
Singtom Tea Estate, Camellia Tea Group Pvt. Ltd, Darjeeling.
2002 to 2003

Manager
North Tukvar Tea Estate, Jayshree Tea & Industries Ltd, Darjeeling.
Jan 2001 to Nov 2001

Manager
Tukdah Tea Estate, Darjeeling Plantation Industries Ltd. (DPIL).
1994 to 1998

Acting Manager
Ging Tea Estate, Darjeeling Plantations Industries Ltd, Darjeeling.
1989 to 1991

Senior Assistant Manager
Gayabaree, Puttabong, Phoobsering Ging & Tukdah Tea Estate, Darjeeling.
1981 to 1983

Trainee Assistant
Nagri Tea Estate, Madhvani Group, Darjeeling.
1976 to 1978

Tea Manufacture Consultant
Ongoing multiple contracts with tea gardens around the world.
Jan 2006 to present

Consultant
Nepal Tea Development Corporation.
2004 to 2006

Consultant
Kanchanjangha Tea Estate, The First Organic Certified Garden in Nepal
2001 to 2002

Manager
Geille Tea Estate, Teesta Valley Tea Co. Ltd, Darjeeling.
Dec 1998 to 2000

Manager
Ging Tea Estate, Darjeeling Plantations Industries Ltd, Darjeeling.
1991 to 1994

Acting Manager
Gayabaree, Puttabong, Phoobsering Ging & Tukdah Tea Estate, Darjeeling.
1983 to 1989

Trainee Assistant
Singara Tea Estate, Nilgiri hills, Madhvani Group, Tamil Nadu.
1979 to 1981

Skills & Languages

Organized
Patient
Communicative
Conflict resolution
Collaborative
Teacher

English
Hindi
Nepalese

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Processing tea

With over four decades of experience, I have built in-depth knowledge on how to produce many tea types with a particular focus on Orthodox Black Tea.

ln addition to this I have produced countless top quality Darjeeling, Oolong, Pu’er, Green teas, as well as other varieties of herbal, fruit and flora teas.

There is no prescriptive formula for producing each tea, as each tea type has qualities that need a customised approach to coax the best flavours and qualities out of the leaf and into your cup. Below are a small selection of teas I have produced.

 
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Testimonials

“Nalin is a man of his word, with intimate knowledge of the tea plant and how to best coax the leaf into producing one of the best teas you have ever tried.”

- Founder of N&S Tea Merchants, Alan Hughes.

 

“Nalin is a seasoned tea manager with excellent sommelier competence. From the plantation to the cup, he understands the bushes, the leaves, and overall turnout in manufacturing. He can produce exact nuances in the taste of the tea, which in turn makes one of the worlds best organic orthodox black and green tea. We are lucky to have him as our tea expert at Temi Tea Garden.”

- Managing Director of Temi Tea Garden, Mrinalini Shrivastava.

 

“I had the great pleasure to work with Nalin on several tea projects for our brand and he always delivers the best, outstanding quality tea. The word “impossible “ doesn’t exist in Nalin’s dictionary! He has great knowledge and true passion for tea, and that makes every tea he produces truly magical.”

- Founder of Passion Tea Gardens, Monika Górzna

Contact

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