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write a short note on maniram dewan.

Answer 1

The original name of Maniram Dewan was Maniram Dutta Baruah. He was born on April 17, 1806. His family had migrated from Kanuaj to Assam in the early 16th century. In the earlier part of his life Maniram Dewan became a loyal to the British East India Company. At the age of 22 he was appointed a Tehsildar and a Sheristadar of Rangpur under David Scott’s Deputy Captain John Bryan Neufville. He was later made the Borbhandar by Purandar Singha.Maniram Dewan informed the British about tea grown in Assam by the Singpho people. During this time this aspect was unknown to the rest of the worlds. One Charles Bruce of the British east India Company collected the plant sample and took them to the company. In 1833 the British East India Company decided to establish major tea plantation in India. The British representative came to Assam and met Maniram Dewan who highlighted the region’s prospects of tea cultivation.In 1839 he became the Dewan of the Assam Tea company at Nazira. He gathered knowledge regarding tea by this time. He quit the job and established his own tea garden at Jorhat. He became the first Indian to grow tea commercially in Assam. He later set up another plantation at Sibsagar.Maniram Dewan also ventured into smelting, gold procuring, salt production, handloom, boat making, coal supplying, brick making and elephant trade.

Answer 2

Answer:Maniram Borbhandar Barua came to be known as Maniram Dewan. In 1828 he had been appointed as shiradtadar by british in jorhat. After re establishing of king purandar singha , he joinef his service as the Dewan. Later he resigned from his post and joined the Assam tea company owned by the british . In 1844 he set up his own tea garden in jorhat. But he came under the domination of british.

In 1853, when Moffat Mills came to Assam , Maniram presented two application before him . Mills examined all side but didnot sympathize with Maniram' application.

In 1857 when he came to know about the revolt of indian soldiers against british , he also began to dream to overthrowing the british rule in Assam.he sent letters from callcut to kandarpeswar singha in jorhat and raised the revolt. But due to some reasons the revolt failed and maniram was arrested and hanged on 26 feb 1858.

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