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Article: Tea regions of India.
- Article from:
- Tea & Coffee Trade Journal
- Article date:
- November 1, 1993
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The history of tea in India dates back over a century and a half. India's tea bushes were first discovered in Assam in 1823 by Major Robert Bruce. Eleven years later, in 1834, tea seeds were brought in from China by Major Robert Bruce's brother, Charles Bruce. Bruce employed the services of trained workmen from China with the help of the British Government.
Thereafter in 1839, the first of Assam tea was shipped to London to be sold through London auctions. Soon after this, the country's first tea plantation company, the Assam Tea Co., was set up, marking the beginning of one of the most important industries in India.
Tea fever soon spread to the ...