All Started In 2007 December, When I Was Pursuing My MBA In New York & Working Part time In It Consulting Company as Technical Recruiter & Soft Skills Trainer. Around That Time, I Met A Senior Mark Goonasekera From Sri Lanka Who Became My Good Friend From A Neighboring University. Just Over A Casual Chat We Decided To Share The Dream Of Importing Quality Ceylon Teas To All Tea Consumers Around The World Like Any Other Beginning, It All Started In A Basement Apartment Of New York & Ours Was Small Too. We Named Our Business As Hiranne Inc And Our Ceylon Tea Brand As Tea Light USA. We Started To Sell Our Teas In Several Chain Stores, Specialty Stores, Natural/organic Stores, Local Farmers Market, Wholefoods Market Etc. Working With Offshore Suppliers Was Becoming A Challenge And Mark Goonasekera Relocated To Sri Lanka To Support Our Tea Light USA Operations By End Of 2010.After Understanding The Pulse And How Our Senses Influence The Experience Of Tea Consumption We Discovered Several Techniques To Enhance The Synesthetic Experience Of Tea Drinking Through Sight, Aroma, Texture, Taste And Sound This Experience Gave Us Entry & Understanding To Several Aspects Of Tea Business Right From CTC Teas, Whole Leaf Teas, Single Origin Teas, Flavored Teas, Instant Teas, Fruit Beverage Mixes, Ready To Drink Tea, Custom Blending, Multi-origin Sourcing Etc. Which Is Still Biggest Revenue Contributor To Our Company.