What is the meaning of mokalbari?

Answer 1

MOKALBARI TEA ESTATE is situated on the South bank of the Brahmaputra River in Upper Assam. The land of the one of the one homed Rhino, Assam is located in the North east of India. The name MOKALBARI traces its origin to words - MOKAL and BARI. The word MOKAL stands for a special variety of tall bamboos having thick diameters of 12" or more while the BARI signifies a specific location or garden. Thus, the composite word MOKALBARI carries the meaning of a garden of a special variety of thick and tall bamboo trees.

In the second half of the 19th Century a British Planter was curious to know as to what natural factor contributed to this abundant growth of this variety of bamboo trees in the area. He ultimately discovered that the Brahmaputra River originating from the lake Mansarovar in Himalayas would bring from the hills of Tibet profuse sandyloam soil along its down flow that washed regularly its Southern bank. As an experienced Planter, he understood that the continuous deposition of sandyloam in the area was the ideal topography for tea plantation. In

1876 he uprooted the "MOKAL" bamboo trees and started a tea plantation and named the garden as Mokalbari Tea Estate. Thus we started manufacturing top quality Assam Orthodox and CTC Teas as early as in 1876.

Our garden is one of the largest tea estate in the world having a sown area of 811 hectares and producing 1.8 million teas annually.

The distinction of our estates lies in producing TIPPY GOLDEN TEAS.

This is because at Mokalbari we have developed a particular species of tea bushes, the green leaves of which, are essential for production of what is known as GOLDEN TIPPY TEAS. The secret of this development has attained refinement and improvement with the passage of time. The Teas manufactured in the estate have earned the distinction for their full-bodied strong liquor, aroma, smooth and malty flavor and rich taste. All these subscribe to the legendary reputation that Mokalbari enjoys today, so much so that in European markets such teas are sold by the name of our garden only. This will be evident from the plethora of sites selling 'Mokalbari Tea' to be obtained by anyone who searches for our name on the web. Its aroma has made it "the ultimate in satisfaction" to the real the lovers. No wonder, our Brand name 'Mokalbari' is prominently displayed on menu cards in many top hotels in the world.