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Hello, I’m Shirin

I was raised in a garden bungalow where the day began with the sound of the pluckers’ baskets being counted at the weighing shed. Tea was not a drink then. It was weather, work and the smell of every house we visited.

Now I write a small packet of a letter every other Saturday. Each one tells you how long it takes to read and what is inside: a garden, a cup to brew, a person, or a flavour to look for.

As seen in

  • The Daily Paper
  • Kindred Mag
  • Northbound
  • Weekend Post

No. 44 · 31 October 2026

Garden to Cup

Inside: one fresh tea, three things to notice, and a wet window at dusk.

Tea, from the Sylhet gardens to your cup

Read | 6 minutes

Sent | Every other Saturday

Readers | 5,800

Written in Sylhet. Free, and you can leave any time.

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