Scented Coffee stamp in the form of Souvenir sheet was released on 23rd April 2017. The saga of Indian coffee began on a humble note, with planting of ‘Seven seeds’ of ‘Mocha’ during 1600 AD by the legendary holy saint Baba Budan, in the courtyard of his hermitage on ‘Baba Budan Giris’ in Karnataka. For quite a considerable period, the plants remained as a garden curiosity and spread slowly as back yard plantings.
It was during 18th century that the
commercial plantations of coffee were started, thanks to the success of
British entrepreneurs in conquering the hostile forest terrain in south
India. Since then, Indian coffee industry has made rapid strides and earned a distinct identity in the coffee map of the world.
Thank you Akhil!
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