Tea from Assam
Describe the scenery from the train as seen by Rajvir.
As the train raced on; Rajvir saw, that a vast expanse of soft paddy fields gave way to tea bushes. These tree bushes stretched as far as he could see, he could see the densely wooded hills in the backdrop of the tea garden. Tall sturdy shade trees and doll-like figures amidst the orderly rows of bushes were also visited by Rajvir. In distance, he could see an ugly building with smoke blowing out of tall chimneys.
Why is Rajvir excited? Why does his friend not share the excitement?
Rajvir is from Delhi and is excited because he sees a tea garden for the first time in his life.
Pranjol, Rajvir’s friend does not share the same excitement as he is born and brought up in a tea estate, so the scenery does not excite him.
Mention two legends associated with tea.
The first legend is about a Chinese emperor who always boiled water before drinking it. One day a few leaves of the twigs burning under the pot fell into the water and gave it a delicious flavor. It is said that these were tea leaves.
The second legend is an Indian legend. It is about an ancient Buddhist ascetic, Bodhidharma. He felt sleepy during meditations, so he cut off his eyelids. Ten tree plants grew out of the eyelids. The leaves of these plants when put in hot water and drunk banished sleep.
Since when is tea known to have been drunk in china and when did it come to Europe?
Tea was first drunk in China in 2700 B.C and it came to Europe in the sixteenth century AD.
Describe the tea Pluckers in the garden.
The pluckers carried bamboo baskets on their backs and wore plastic aprons. They plucked the newly sprouted leaves from the tea bushes.
What do you understand by the term second flush?
Flush in relation to tea refers to the different tea-growing periods in a year. The second flush is the second time in one year that tea bushes sprout new leaves which are then plucked for making new tea leaves.
Narrate briefly Rajvir’s remarks on the discovery of tea and the legend that surround it.
Rajvir said that no one really knows who had discovered the tea, but there were many legends about it. Rajveer also shared two of them.
The first legend is about a Chinese emperor who always boiled water before drinking it. One day a few leaves of the twigs burning under the pot fell into the water and gave it a delicious flavor. It is said that these were tea leaves.
The second legend is an Indian legend. It is about an ancient Buddhist ascetic, Bodhidharma. He felt sleepy during meditations, so he cut off his eyelids. Ten tree plants grew out of the eyelids. The leaves of these plants when put in hot water and drunk banished sleep.
Give a description of the Dhekiabari tea garden as seen by Pranjal and Rajveer. Why they were driven through it?
Pranjol’s father was managing the Dhekiabari tea garden. After taking a sharp turn they entered the Dhekiabari tea state. On the side of gravel road were acre upon acre of tea bushes, all neatly pruned to the same height. Groups of tea pluckers with a bamboo basket on their backs wearing plastic aprons were plucking the newly sprouted leaves.
Give a description of the magnificent view of the tea garden as seen by Rajvir from the railway station.
The view of the garden was magnificent. The vast sea of tea bushes could be seen as far as the eye could see. There was a densely wooded hill in the backdrop. The tall sturdy trees were making the orderly rows of bushes look dwarf, amidst all these some moving doll-like figures can also be seen.
Who wrote the prose piece “Tea from Assam”
The prose piece ‘Tea from Assam’ was written by Arup kumar Dutta.
Who is Rajvir?
Rajvir is a friend of Pranjol, a youngster from Assam.
Who is Pranjol?
Pranjol is a youngster from Assam who lives in Delhi for studies.
What is Pranjol’s Father?
Pranjol’s father is a manager of a tea garden.
What presented a magnificent view?
The tea gardens presented a magnificent view.
What did the Chinese emperor do before drinking water?
Before drinking water the Chinese emperor would boil it.
Who was Bhodhidharma?
Bodhidharma was an ancient Buddhist ascetic.
When was tea first sipped in China as per Rajvir?
According to Rajvir the tea was sipped in China in 2700 B.C.
