Maniram Dutta Baruah (Aged 52) was born on April 17, 1806 in Assam, India. He was an Assamese nobleman during the British Raj. He was among the pioneers who established tea gardens in Assam, and was initially loyal to the British East India Company.
In 1839, Maniram became the Dewan of the Assam Tea Company at Nazira, earning a monthly salary of 200 rupees. However, in the mid-1840s, he resigned from his position due to differences with the company officers. He then founded his own Cinnamara tea garden in Jorhat, becoming the first Indian tea planter to commercially cultivate tea in Assam.
In 1851, Captain Charles Holroyd, the chief officer of Sibsagar, seized all the facilities provided to Maniram due to a tea garden dispute. As a result, Maniram and his family, which comprised 185 people, suffered economic hardship. In April 1857, Maniram went to Calcutta, the capital of British India at the time, where he networked with several influential individuals.
They planned a march to Jorhat on behalf of the Ahom royal Kandarpeswar Singha, where he was to be installed as the King during the Durga Puja festivities. Later, they intended to capture Sivsagar and Dibrugarh. However, Maniram was arrested in Calcutta, detained in Alipur for a few weeks, and then brought to Jorhat for trial. His letters to Kandarpeswar were intercepted by the Special Commissioner Captain Charles Holroyd, who presided over the trial. Eventually, both Maniram and Piyali Barua were publicly hanged on February 26, 1858, at the Jorhat Central Jail in Assam, India.
Maniram Dutta Baruah
(1806 – 1858) – (Assam)
Maniram Dutta Baruah (Aged 52) was born on April 17, 1806 in Assam, India. He was an Assamese nobleman during the British Raj. He was among the pioneers who established tea gardens in Assam, and was initially loyal to the British East India Company.
In 1839, Maniram became the Dewan of the Assam Tea Company at Nazira, earning a monthly salary of 200 rupees. However, in the mid-1840s, he resigned from his position due to differences with the company officers. He then founded his own Cinnamara tea garden in Jorhat, becoming the first Indian tea planter to commercially cultivate tea in Assam.
In 1851, Captain Charles Holroyd, the chief officer of Sibsagar, seized all the facilities provided to Maniram due to a tea garden dispute. As a result, Maniram and his family, which comprised 185 people, suffered economic hardship. In April 1857, Maniram went to Calcutta, the capital of British India at the time, where he networked with several influential individuals.
They planned a march to Jorhat on behalf of the Ahom royal Kandarpeswar Singha, where he was to be installed as the King during the Durga Puja festivities. Later, they intended to capture Sivsagar and Dibrugarh. However, Maniram was arrested in Calcutta, detained in Alipur for a few weeks, and then brought to Jorhat for trial. His letters to Kandarpeswar were intercepted by the Special Commissioner Captain Charles Holroyd, who presided over the trial. Eventually, both Maniram and Piyali Barua were publicly hanged on February 26, 1858, at the Jorhat Central Jail in Assam, India.
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