[Assam] Tea - Legend, Life and Livelihood of India

[Barua25]

If you are a Tea Lover or an Indian, you should definitely like to have this book in your home.
Amazon.com raised the price and now sells it for $60.00 plus shipping and handling. If you see this ad, you will get it from  the Distributor: (Cool Grove Publishing, Inc.  New York) for $50.00 whhich includes shipping and handling anywhere in the United States and Canada. Copies at this rate are limited, so please hurry.  Distributor's full contact details below. Every dollar goes to the cause of the Assamese publisher and distributor.

I read this book. Three things make this book unique and stand out from the lot; the content which is 'fluid and yet well researched' and written in poetic language by the Assamese poet Gautam Prasad Baroowah; non-fiction mixed with fiction and poetry; and stunning photography (by Dushyant Parasher) of tea gardens in Assam. If you want to have a feeling of yourself  standing on the Assam Trunk road and looking at a tea garden on a January foggy morning when the near distant scene is half covered with fog, you should  this book; if you want to feel what various poets said about tea in general, starting from Confucius to T.S Elliot to Rabindra Nath Tegor, you should have this this book; if you want to know how a 75 years old British Tea garden director pays tribute to Bruce brothers and to Maniram Dewan on one hand for the indebtness of generations of tea planters to come, and at the same time how he remembers his old boyhood Assamese village friend, Bhogai, remembers the days when he spent with him eating Assamese village delicacy like 'Goroi Pwra', then you should have this book. 
As an Assamese, I feel proud to buy this book and keep it in my library. Thanks to Tez Hazarika.
Rajen Barua


PRESS RELEASE

Tea - Legend, Life and Livelihood of India

A new 'tea-table' book about India's preeminent industry written by

Gautom Prasad Baroowah and photographed by Dushyant Parashar

 

"This well-designed, entertaining, and informative book deserves a place on every tea lover's book shelf. The photos are spectacular; the next best thing 

to actually standing in an Indian tea garden. The charming story of Mr. Bowles' return to Assam, and his visit to Charles Alexander Bruce's grave, to tell the 

pioneer about the continuing story of tea, around the world, is worth the price alone." 

- Elizabeth Knight (Author of Tea in the City/www.teawithfriends.com)

 

            The 'tea-table' book's US book launch was held at the Rubin Museum of Art, New York City,  on September 6th 2006.  The author Gautom Prasad Baruah's address was accompanied by a special event celebrating the culture of tea with performances of a Japanese tea ceremony and Assamese tea garden dances. Speakers included Joe Simrany, president of the Tea Association of USA, who gave an upbeat assesment on the state of tea in the USA before introducing the author. A wide variety of teas were served by two local tea houses during the signing.  About 275 people , from tea lovers to book and culture watchers, attended. 

 

            Tea - Legend, Life and Livelihood of India is a story of dedication and evolving culture. This is a multi-dimensional look at one of India's most successful industries. Carrying a message of good-will with a bold perspective, the book is conceived and  written by a leading steward and insider to the trade. The seven narrative chapters-Discovering Tea, Tea is Forever, Flavour and Taste, Indian Tea - Partners in Progress, A Colourful Life and Culture, A Health Drink and The Future-cover the triumphs and tribulations of the trade since its inception as a commercial enterprise in Assam in the mid 1800's. 

            Topics covered are the tea plant (Camellia Assamica and Camellia Sinensis)-history of cultivation and use; a survey of the industry and its growth in India and globally; the manufacturing process-tea tasters and quality control; tea as a health drink; the culture and lifestyles of the owners/planters and workers; the evolution of labor relations (standard of living, educational and medical care facilities-a prototype for fast newcomers), and reflections on adapting to change.

 

            The July 8th 2006 launching in Kolkata, India received prominent mainstream editorial coverage over the next three days in The Kolkata Statesman, Kolkata Telegraph, The Hindustan Times and Asian Week. 

 

"The well-designed book with captivating photographs to supplement it is a well researched story of the bud and two leaves.this book is sure to attract the attention of producers, buyers, sellers, brokering houses and last but not the least, the government, as his (Baroowah's) recommendations are subtle and authoritative:  a very powerful combination." - The Hindustan Times  March 2006

 

<  Distributor: Cool Grove Publishing, Inc. 512 Argyle Road, Brooklyn, NY 11218>  

< Contact: Tej Hazarika>  < Email: tej at coolgrove.com >  < Phone or Fax: 718 287 7221   cell: (646) 287 0225 >  

< Website: www.coolgrove.com > <  Publisher: Red River an imprint of LBS Publications, Guwahati, India >  

 < ISBN:8185921024 > < List price: US $ 60.00>
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