Explore the resilience of Indian women on West Bengal tea plantations. This interdisciplinary study delves into the lives of women workers, examining their agency and activism amidst crisis. Moving beyond economic units, it views plantations as social spaces, highlighting how workers navigate gender roles, negotiate identity, and resist through everyday acts and overt protests. A vital read for scholars and activists in development studies, gender studies, South Asian studies, and labour studies seeking nuanced insights into social activism in India.