Tea: The most loved word of the nation.
By: Priyanka Paul Introduction: India is one of the largest tea producers in the world, although over 70 percent of its tea is consumed within India itself. India is one of the top tea producers and consumers. A number of renowned teas, such as Assam and Darjeeling also grows exclusively in India. The Indian tea industry has grown to own many global tea brands. PC: Saikat Das History of Tea in India: The tea cultivation in India began in the nineteenth century by the British. In the early 1820s, the British East India Company began large-scale production of tea in Assam, India, of a tea variety traditionally brewed by the Singpho people. By the turn of the century, Assam became the leading tea-producing region in the world. India was the top producer of tea for nearly a century, but recently, China has overtaken India as the top tea producer due to increased land availability. Indian tea companies have acquired a number of iconic foreign tea enterprise...