Today on the occasion of International Tea Day, I speak with Melbourne resident and history buff, Leon Lyell. Leon is a retired university administrator, a part-time family historian/blogger and a full-time history student enrolled in a Masters of Philosophy. 

Leon's mum was born in one of the oldest tea plantations in Darjeeling. He shares his mum's story about growing up in India, his travels to her place of birth and schooling, how his forefathers were pioneering the tea industry in Darjeeling and how he maintains his connections today with the tea fraternity, through an online forum called Koi-Hai.

An apt episode to commemorate International Tea Day, which is about celebrating the many people involved in the tea industry the world over.