Dr. Gautam Kumar Saikia, Author at The Fourth Plate

Dr. Gautam Kumar Saikia

Dr Gautam Kumar Saikia is a Professor, at the Department of Tea Husbandry & Technology , Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam. India. Email: gksaikia68@yahoo.com; gautam.saikia@aau.ac.in

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The untold story of Chinese ‘experts’ who nurtured India’s tea industry in Assam

Dr. Gautam Kumar Saikia

October 23, 2025

Commentary, Northeast India, O...

Tea, Tariffs, and the Price of Trade: From Boston Harbor to Modern America

Dr. Gautam Kumar Saikia

October 23, 2025

For centuries, the hills of Assam nurtured one of humanity’s most remarkable plants: Tea. The indigenous peoples of this region didn’t need to “discover” tea: they lived with it, understood it and developed methods for its use. This is not a story that begins with European arrival, but one that was violently interrupted by it.

Commentary, Northeast India, O...

Reclaiming Assam’s Tea Legacy: A Story of Indigenous Knowledge Pushed Under the Carpet and East India Company’s Colonial Theft

Dr. Gautam Kumar Saikia

October 23, 2025

Culture & Society, Heritag...

The 34-Shilling Bid That Launched Assam’s Tea Industry

Dr. Gautam Kumar Saikia

October 23, 2025

Dr. Gautam Kumar Saikia

The untold story of Chinese ‘experts’ who nurtured India’s tea industry in Assam

Tea, Tariffs, and the Price of Trade: From Boston Harbor to Modern America

Reclaiming Assam’s Tea Legacy: A Story of Indigenous Knowledge Pushed Under the Carpet and East India Company’s Colonial Theft

The 34-Shilling Bid That Launched Assam’s Tea Industry

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