Karan Shah is the fourth generation in the Society Tea family business. Their latest is a coffee table book The Tea Society Called India. Narrating the story of the brand Karan says, “Hiravan Pranjivandas started as a tea wholesaler in 1924, in Masjid Bunder’s Chai Galli. The tea was was first available across retailers in Mumbai and later Maharashtra, in the name of Society Tea,” adds Karan. The reason for it to be called Society Tea was simple and effective.

Source: The Hindu January 27, 2018 10:17 UTC