Dear Baruah:
Thanks for your input about your family's involvement in Assam Tea. I would be interested to know the following:
1) What is the present % of Assam Tea production to the world market. (At one time, if I remeber it was something like 40%).
2) What is the prsent % of Assam tea production to the India's tea production.
3) How is the Tea Industry in general with special reference to Assam?
4) How much of Assam Tea industry today is controlled by local Assamese like you and how much by non Assamese?
5) How is the Tea Research Center in Tokolai, Jorhat doing?
6) How much of Assam Tea is exported and to what countries and in what form (Loose tea, tea bags etc).?
7) Lastly, as you know Tea is not yet very popular in America. What they drink is mostly in the form of Iced Tea etc. Is Assam exporting any of this Iced Tea?
Sorry. May be I asked too many questions, but you seem to be one who may have these answers?
I am from Jorhat and a friend of Lal (are we in the same batch?). BTW I am a cousin of Rana Pratap Baruah and his brothers who are also the great grand sons of Maniram Dewan.
Thanks
Rajen Barua, Houston.
>From: Bijay Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [Assam] Assam Tea
>Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 21:24:11 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Hello ! All u 1st/2nd generation of Assam Tea Lovers,
>
>My name is : Bijay Ketan Barua ( My Sister is
>Dr.Aradhana B. Satin & Br-in-law is Mr.Robert
>Satin.---residents of Neshanic Station, NJ). I am in
>Tea ---as a Planter, Manufacturing Adviser & finally
>as a Tea Trader for the last 33 years. My father Mr.
>Sudhir C.Barua ,is in Tea as a Agronomist for the last
>55 years. So between the two of us we r together 88
>years in tea ! ( I am leaving aside Late Maniram
>Dewan--- my Great-Great Grandfather, who is credited
>with starting the 1st ever formal tea cultivation by
>an Indian Tea Planter---- which of course was not to
>the liking of the British. He was later hanged by the
>British on false charge of trying to start a
>rebellion against the British. )
>I am extremely pleased to know that people are there
>to appriciate Assam Tea----- which really is the only
>item for which Assam is known outside India.(Endi &
>Muga are not going out so much.) Unfortunately, the
>industry is passing through it's worst ever period in
>its entire life-time. Almost all the T Estates are
>facing severe financial crisis. We are unable to see
>any light at the end of the tunnel.
>
>Any way, Thanks again for the good words. If you can
>find a good importer of Assam Tea ,you are most
>welcome to contact me over E-mail.
>Best wishes & Jai-Hind.
>Bijay
>
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