Tea is a fragrant beverage made from the dried or fresh leaves of the evergreen shrub Camellia sinensis, which is indigenous to China, India, and other East Asian nations. The leaves of the Camellia taliensis are also infrequently used to make tea. It is the most extensively drank beverage in the world after water.

Commercial production of tea in India did not begin until the arrival of the British East India Company, at which point large tracts of land were converted for mass tea production. Today, India is one of the largest tea producers in the world, with over 70% of domestic tea being consumed within India itself.

The availability of quality tea and having a very large population made India a largest consumer of Tea. Tea is consumed as a dessert by many people in India. Tea Can kill the hunger for a while. Most Indians add milk in tea. The Indians are habituated to drink tea in the morning.