Not many get invited to Oprah Winfrey’s high tea. But in 2018 and 2019 when she listed her Favourite Things, the world learnt what she sipped on: Vahdam India’s Tea Trio, elegantly packed in round tins, and its Turmeric Tea Tales snug in a yellow box.

Global direct-to-consumer tea brand Vahdam Teas has partnered education technology startup Byju's to digitally tutor less privileged children of tea estate workers from about ten tea estates in Darjeeling.

In a conversation with YSWeekender, Bala Sarda, Founder and CEO of VAHDAM India, talks about why he took up his family's tea business, foraying into the American and European markets, and his success mantra.

Here's how Vahdam Teas cracked the code by pitching the India story abroad. Will this work back in India?

India added 80Mn shoppers in the last three years alone to reach 130Mn today. The COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated online adoption amidst the temporary closure of physical retail stores and the growing wariness for public places

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Vahdam Teas, an India-based e-commerce startup that sells fresh tea in international market, has closed a new financing round as it looks to expand its presence in the U.S. and Europe.

Bala Sarda, founder and CEO of Vahdam Teas, in an interview with CNBC-TV18, said he is very hopeful for a strong season for the industry overall.

Vahdam Teas founder Bala Sarda called the Rs 1000 crore for tea workers of Assam and West Bengal a "timely intervention to provide much-needed relief."