With dreams glittering in her eyes, our founder, Tage Rita, constantly has a smile that lights up Naara Aaba with love. She possesses a wealth of knowledge about wine that is just ready to be spilled. She comes from the gorgeous Hong hamlet in Ziro Valley and is a force to be reckoned with in the entrepreneurial world.
Born in the Ziro Valley. Tage Rita Takhe began on a lovely journey from Engineer to Founder of India’s First Kiwi Winery with Naara Aaba. Driven by a strong vision of creating a fully scaled thriving community of farmers, skilled young, and women in the region, she established Northeast India as a wine tourist destination with a line of world-class premium wines made from locally grown organic fruits.
Rita received the ‘Women Transforming India’ award in 2018 from Niti Aayog in cooperation with the United Nations for her dedication to supporting her community via her business activities. In the same year, she was honored by Arunachal Pradesh’s Honourable Governor, Brig. Dr. B.D. Mishra (Retd), and received various accolades for her entrepreneurial venture.