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Most tea planters travelled out to India by either P&O or British India ships initially, although there were other lines that many tea planters used, such as Anchor Line and Messagerie Maritime. The usual route were either to Bombay (P&O) and across India by train to Howrah Station, Calutta, or direct liner (B.I.) to Calcutta (via Colombo).
From Calcutta, where nearly all tea companies managing agents offices were based, the planter would travel by rail from Sealdah Station in Calcutta to North Bengal (Siliguri) for those that were joining the Dooars gardens, or from Sealdah to Goalcunda in what is now Bangladesh, to board a river steamer to travel up the Brahmaputra River to various steamer stations (ghats) in Assam. This is the route my father took when he joined tea in 1938.
I was more fortunate travelling out by sea on Anchor Line, across India from Bombay to Calcutta by rail, and then to Assam by Indian Airlines DC3 Dakota.[[Category:Occupations]]
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'''Tea Planter''' A researcher has advised::The book ''The Recollections of a Tea Planter'' by W.M.Fraser [published 1935, 1937, available at the [[British Library]]] has many names of tea planters in [Category[Assam]] (Cachar District), and Bengal (Dooars & [[Darjeeling]] Districts). Fraser starts at 1895 and goes on to 1907. :OccupationsMost tea planters travelled out to India by either P&O or British India ships initially, although there were other lines that many tea planters used, such as Anchor Line and Messagerie Maritime. The usual route were either to [[Bombay]]*(P&O) and across India by train to Howrah Station, [[http://wwwCalcutta]], or direct liner (B.koi-haiI.com/index) to Calcutta (via Colombo).html Koi-Hai] a site :From Calcutta, where nearly all tea companies managing agents offices were based, the planter would travel by rail from Sealdah Station in Calcutta to North Bengal (Siliguri) for those who lived and worked that were joining the Dooars gardens, or from Sealdah to Goalcunda in North East Indiawhat is now Bangladesh, particularly to board a river steamer to travel up the Brahmaputra River to various steamer stations (ghats) in Assam. This is the Tea industryroute my father took when he joined tea in 1938. Includes articles :I was more fortunate travelling out by sea on Anchor Line, list of relevant booksacross India from Bombay to Calcutta by rail, photos, some grave inscriptions, tourism informationand then to Assam by Indian Airlines DC3 Dakota.
==Historical books==
*Article ''Industrial Resources of British India'' contains a section on tea [http://books.google.com/books?id=hYWiQWMf_7kC&pg=PA292 Google Books] 1863
''Taylor’s Maps of the following Tea Districts, Darjeeling, Terai, Jalpaiguri and Dooars, Darrang, Golaghat, Jorhat Nowgong, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Cachar, Sylhet, with complete Index to all Tea Gardens,'' published 1910
==External links==*A researcher has advised[http:The book "The Recollections of a Tea Planter" //www.koi- by Whai.Mcom/index.Fraser [published 1935html Koi-Hai] a site for those who lived and worked in North East India, 1937particularly in the Tea industry. Includes articles, available at the [[British Library]]] has many names list of tea planters in Assam (Cachar District)relevant books, photos, some grave inscriptions, and Bengal (Dooars & Darjeeling Districts) Fraser starts at 1895 and goes on to 1907.tourism information
