The Tea Industry of Assam: Origin and Development

The Tea Industry of Assam: Origin and Development' is the first ever exclusive book on the tea industry of Assam and is an outcome of years of extensive research. The book is an in-depth comprehensive analytical study of the world-famous tea industry of Assam since its inception. It covers an the aspects of origin, development over the years, production, marketing, labour, contribution to the economy of Assam, quality factors, problems and prospects, suggested measures for future development etc. based on research findings, and also presents an overview of the tea industry of India as well. (jacket) From the Foreword: "The story of tea is one of the people, its economy, society and culture not in an insular framework but in a sufficiently broad one bringing into its canvas the urges and aspirations of human beings for human development. The story of Assam's tea, the 'green gold' of Assam and of the 'two leaves and a bud' attracting on time the nimble fingers of both hardy and soft and frail hands, has been told and retold from various standpoints by quite a few people from different disciplines, by poets, novelists, academics, colonial administrators, modern day entrepreneurs and indeed by a whole lot of them. While each author shines or may shine in his or her own excellence, the author of the present work, Dr. Pradip Baruah, possessed of academic and professional expertise, has succeeded in giving us a scholarly treatise with an admirable novelty. The scholar has pioneered the study of Assam tea as an industry in its multiform aspects with a global focus as it ought to be in an increasingly globalised economy. The author has filled a void, may not be entirely, but very substantially, suits to the needs of the present, for Assam, India and the world at large. It is a fairly well-researched, documented study adorned with a sense of history.