2. Born at Jorhat in Assam on 2nd July,
1946, to Girish and Indira Dutta, Shri
Dutta completed his Senior Cambridge
from the Lawrence School, Sanawar,
and B.A. and M.A. from Ramjas
College and Delhi University. He
returned to Assam to take up teaching
for sometime even as he commenced
his writing career. With his books such
as The Kaziranga
Trail and Unicornis attaining success at
a global level, he could give up
teaching and take to full time writing
and freelance journalism.
About the author :-
3. • TEA FROM ASSAM:-
• PRANJOL,A YOUNGSTER FROM ASSAM , IS
RAJVIR'S CLASSMATE IN SCHOOL IN
DELHI.PRANJOL'S FATHER IS THE
MANAGER OF A TEA GARDEN IN UPPER
ASSAM AND PRANJOL HAS INVITED RAJVIR
TO VISIT HIS HOME DURING THE SUMMER
VACATION.
4. TEA FROM ASSAM:-
• RAJVIR AND PRANJOL ON THE WAY TO ASSAM :-
• RAJVIR AND PRANJOL WERE TRAVELLING TO ASSAM . A
TEA VENDOR CALLED "CHAI-GARAM...GARAMCHAI".
THEY TOOK TEA AND SIPPED IT,RAJVIR TOLD PRANJOL
THAT OVER 800,000,000 CUPS OF TEA ARE DRUNK
EVERY DAY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
5. TEA FROM ASSAM:-
• TEA GARDENS SCENE:-
RAJVIR LOOKED AT THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY OUTSIDE .
PRANJOL KEPT READING HIS DETECTIVE BOOK . THERE
WAS GREENARY OUTSIDE SOON THE SOFT GREEN PADDY
FIELDS GAVE WAY TO TEA BUSHES . THERE WERE SHADE
TREES ALSO OVER THE AREAS . IN THE DISTANCE THERE
WAS AN UGLY BUILDNG. IT WAS A TEA GARDEN.
7. TEA FROM ASSAM:-
ABOUT LEGENDS BEHIND TEA-
• THEY WERE IN ASSAM , THE TEA COUNTRY . ASSAM HAS
THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF TEA PLANTATIONS
IN THE WORLD . RAJVIR TOLD PRANJOL THAT NO ONE
REALLY KNEW WHO DISCOVERED TEA.
• THERE WERE MANY LEGENDS ABOUT IT:-
CHINESE LEGEND
INDIAN LEGEND
8. TEA FROM ASSAM:-
• CHINESE LEGEND :-
A CHINESE EMPEROR ALWAYS BOILED WATER BEFORE
DRINKING IT.ONE DAY A FEW LEAVES OF BRANCHES
BURNING UNDER THE POT FELL INTO THE WATER . IT
GAVE A DELICIOUS FLAVOR .THESE WERE TEA LEAVES.
• INDIAN LEGEND :-
BODHIDHARMA,A BUDDIST MONK CUT OFF HS EYELIDS
BECAUSE HE FELT SLEEPY DURING MEDITATIONS.TEN
TEA PLANTS GREW OUT OF HIS EYELIDS. THESE LEAVES
WHEN PUT IN HOT WATER AND DRUNK , BANISHED
SLEEP.
9. TEA FROM ASSAM:-
• TEA AND CHINA:-
RAJVIR TOLD PRANJOL THAT TEA WAS
FIRST DRUNK IN CHINA . IT WAS AS
FAR BACK AS 2700 BC. WORDS LIKE
"CHAI AND "CHINI"ARE CHINESE . TEA
CAME TO EUROPE IN 16TH CENTURY.IT
WAS DRUNK MORE AS MEDICINE..
