From Palampur, With Care

Palum Dhara was born from an everyday observation: some of India's finest orthodox tea was being grown on the slopes of the Kangra Valley, yet its true character rarely travelled beyond the mountains.

The name comes from “Palum” — the local word for water, from which Palampur derives its name — and “Dhara,” meaning a stream or flow. Together they evoke the snowmelt streams of the Dhauladhar range that sustain these terraced slopes.

We work directly with small tea growers, high-forest beekeepers, and women-led Self Help Groups across Himachal Pradesh. No blending with bulk commodity crops. No anonymous factory processing. Every tin and jar carries its origin coordinates — district, elevation, craft method, and batch number.

Our objective is not to run a generic mountain brand. It is to document and share things from Himachal worth knowing — starting with whole-leaf orthodox tea, and bringing selected discoveries into contemporary Indian homes.