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Space Cowboy > wrote:
>Gulabi is one corporate brand name, Mumtaz is another, of
>G.A.Randerian(Gar) Limited, Calcutta. Sort of a Unilever of the Middle
>East. Their corporate logo (Shield with G.A.R LTD) is a registered
>trademark in Iran no 15873. Gulabi also has a registered trademark no
>155569. This information comes from their Gulabi Kalmi teabox. I
>can't find their Gulabi Barooti box for any more trademark protection.

Okay, I can buy that, although I have seen teas in a lot of different
boxes sold as "Gulabi" although that may be due to various sorts of
infringement. Next time I am at the Persian market up in Washington DC,
I will check things out.

I will not drink "The Famous Brand" Mumtaz, after finding an enormous
roach in a box about twenty years ago. It was very dessicated and had
clearly been processed with the tea at least somewhat.

>Gulabi is to Iran/Middle East as Lipton is to the US/West. Ahmad
>describes their Barooti tea as "A premium blend of Golden Broken Assam
>Leaf tea from the best gardens of the picturesque Brahmaputra Valley in
>Norhtern India." Their Kalami tea starts with "A premium blend of
>golden long leaf Assam..." Other companies that sell Barooti/Kalmi are
>Shiva, Shahrzad, Shiva. I have the boxes. The letter S must be
>popular in Arabic.

Makes completely sense.

I am now advised that "Kalam" is cabbage in Persian, and that therefore
"Kalami" means cabbagelike. That also makes perfect sense.
--scott
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