[1] It was subsequently managed by G.W.O’Brien, who was forced in the aftermath of the Second World War to sell it to the ruling Rana of Nepal.

[2] After the strikes in 2017, the businessman Sanjay Agarwal bought the estate to finally sell it out soon after to the Santosh Kumar Kanoria Group.

[5]Nestlé markets Jungpana under its special tea brand in France, Switzerland, Germany and Japan.

Shantanu Kejriwal, the third generation owner, feels that the international success is because of “careful ownership and understanding of the plantation.” [6] Jungpana has faced adversities at home.

[4][7] Lassi Tamang was the first woman factory manager at Jungpana Tea Estate.