Why British Tea Plantations Succeeded Mainly in Darjeeling: Geography, Climate, and Economy
Introduction Tea cultivation has been an integral part of India’s colonial agricultural history. Introduced and popularized by the British during the 19th century, tea plantations transformed the socio-economic and ecological landscape of the Himalayan foothills. The Shivaliks and Lesser Himalaya, stretching from Assam in the east to Himachal Pradesh in the northwest, were initially targeted…