Tea planting in the Indian district of Darjeeling had begun during 1841 by Arthur Campbell (British East India Company), a civil surgeon of the Indian Medical Service. Campbell was transferred to Darjeeling in 1839 and used seeds from China to begin experimental tea planting, a practice he and others continued during the 1840s. The government also established tea nurseries during that period. Commercial development began during the 1850s. | Tea planting in the Indian district of Darjeeling had begun during 1841 by Arthur Campbell (British East India Company), a civil surgeon of the Indian Medical Service. Campbell was transferred to Darjeeling in 1839 and used seeds from China to begin experimental tea planting, a practice he and others continued during the 1840s. The government also established tea nurseries during that period. Commercial development began during the 1850s. |