Assam is a state in the northeast of India. It is located south of the Himalayas, and the Brahmaputra and Barak Rivers flow through it. From 1839 onwards, the eastern part of the region was used by British companies to grow tea. Related BRANCH articles: Judith L. Fisher, "Tea and Food Adulteration, 1834-75"; and Erika Rappaport, "Object Lessons and Colonial Histories: Inventing the Jubilee of Indian Tea."
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