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My cup of tea [1]

Once the domain of uppity, horseback riding British sahibs, tea cultivation is now being taken up by those who had worked on plantations as labour. In the process, women are brewing a fresh story by cashing in on their experience and traditional knowledge, and becoming entrepreneurs.

Publication Date: 
31/12/2011
Azera Rahman [2]
Governance Now [3]
2
22
12-13
Tags:
Tea [4], Assam [5], Women [6], Poverty [7], North East [8], Plantation Crops [9]
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