Loading
Tea plant of north east India
2019
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
The Indian tea plant is native to north east India, and was brewed and consumed much before the Britishers established it as a commercial industry. The variety in Assam, which is one of the largest tea producing regions of the world is called Camellia Sinensis and the variety is called Assamica. It is cultivated in the valley of the Brahmaputra river. The leaves of the Assam tea bush are dark green and glossy and fairly wide compared to those of the Chinese tea plant. Assam tea has a rich, deep-amber color and is known for its brisk, strong and malty character.
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: Tea plant of north east India
- Date Created: 2019
- Location: Dibrugarh
- Subject Keywords: Tea, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Singpho, Tangsa
- Rights: Banglanatak.com
- About the craft: Tea occupies an important place in Assam which is grown both in the Brahmaputra and Barak plains. Tea is a native plant of this region. Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Nagaon and Sonitpur are the districts where tea gardens are mostly found. Assam and West Bengal together produce more than 50% of tea in India and about 1/6th of the tea produced in the world. Tea industry has contributed substantially to the economy of Assam. The scientific name for the tea plant is Camellia Sinensis. The Assam variety is known as Assamica. The history of tea industry in Assam dates back to 1823 when Robert Bruce, an official of the British Empire discovered tea plants growing wild in upper Brahmaputra Valley.
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
