Tea : Legend, Life and Livelihood of India : A Story of Dedication, Hard Work and Evolving Culture

Contents: 1. Discovering tea. 2. Tea is forever. 3. Flavour and taste. 4. Indian tea -- partners in progress. 5. A colourful life and culture. 6. A health drink. 7. Tea -- the future. 8. Chronology. Select bibliography.

"The book, "Tea--Legend, Life and Livelihood of India, is indeed a lavish attempt to relate the story of Indian tea. The combination of a fluid, yet well researched text by Mr. G.P. Baroowah and an extraordinary splurge of images photographed and designed by Mr. Dushyant Parasher will whet the readers\' appetite.

While the book is a work of non-fiction, the style is racy and will appeal to all kinds of readers. It contains legends and fictional characters with the spirit of real planters and workers, combined with firm facts and figures. The visuals, carefully selected and designed, are meant to give the reader a pictorial definition of the text. This is doubtless a result of long research and the experience of a veteran who was part of the industry during a very crucial period of its history. The book creates a journey across time for the reader, a journey to take him along the colorful past, present and a viable future of the Indian tea world." (jacket)