Maniram Dewan: Assam's first tea planter, freedom fighter, martyr
India | August 07, 2022 11:37 ISTRecognising his capabilities, the British appointed him as Dewan of the Assam Company Ltd, the tea company incorporated in London in 1839 with headquarters at Nazira near Sivasagar in eastern Assam. Thus he came to be known as Maniram Dewan.