Published Paper Details:

[ Abstract: Tea and the natural resources play an important role in shaping the destiny of a country. Tea industry besieges a significant position in boosting the economy of Assam even today. The discovery of tea in 1823 in the Brahmaputra valley inspired the British to colonize Assam at the earliest. The first experimental plantation was made by the East India Company in1835 in Lakhimpur and thus, the period of experiment started till 1852. The discovery of tea, its profitability and potentiality had awakened growing interest of the British capitalists in the cultivation of this plant in the Brahmaputra valley from the fifties of the 19th century and this led to confrontation between the indigenous people and the British in Assam as and when the traditional system of crop cultivation started receiving withstand from the Colonial Government. This paper is an attempt throw which some issues are addressed. ]