My name is  Nidhi Pandya and I started Karma Blends in 2008. I spent the first 25 years of my life with my grandfather, a master Ayurvedic herbalist in South Mumbai, India. Deeply influenced by his teachings, I naturally integrated herbal teas and tonics into my lifestyle. When I moved to the United States in 2004, I realized that most of the herbs were not easily available. Also, recently, I had a chance to work very closely with a major pharmaceutical company in New York. What I learned of the pharma practices displeased me and I became determined to make safe and preventative herbal remedies more easily available.