#Internationalteaday

#Unknown facts about #tea

#post 1

. -In 1788 , Sir Georges Banks had suggested for the first time that climate in Assam is suitable for tea cultivation. .
Post 2

-Singpo are the original tea drinkers of India. Robert Bruce Scott first in 1823 met singhpo chief to explore the potential of tea
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Post 3
- Earlier tea trees used to grow in the jungles of Assam wildly. These trees used to about 6-7 metres tall. Leaves used to be 1/4 metre large with the breadth as big as 10 centimetre.

- East India company did whatever they could to break the monopoly of China in tea trade
Post 4

- In 1837 , tea for the first time , was exported to London, though maximum got spoiled ☹️
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- Marwari's migrated from Rajasthan to Calcutta and Assam and took over lot of trade due to their inherent skill of trade . .
Maniram Dewan, who represented native entrepreneurs & wanted to enter tea buisness was arrested during mutiny & hanged.He is known as 'Martyr of Indian tea'
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