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An interesting anecdote has been mentioned by John
Griffiths in his book ‘Tea –The DrinkThat ChangedThe
World’. The date of the incident is indeterminate, but
would have been before the 1940s. It appears that there
was a garden Sardar at Hansara Estate, who, in a fit of
anger, killed his wife and was promptly hauled off to the
Doom Dooma ‘thana’ (police station), by the ‘daroga’
(policeman). For the Manager, this was ‘terrible news’ as
the Sardar was required to manage the work on the estate.
So he jumped onto his pony and galloped off to Doom
Dooma ‘thana’, demanding the release of the Sardar on
the grounds that work on the estate was suffering and so
he could not be spared from his duties! After some
argument the murderer was released into his Manager’s
custody, on condition of good behaviour in future and that
was the end of that matter! Justice was served!
The Doom Dooma Planters’Club is located on the garden
premises.This club, being one of the oldest, is also one of
the largest, boasting a sizeable number of members from
all the gardens located nearby.
Raidang has been the proud recipient of the Company’s
Performance and Quality Awards as given hereunder:
2008-09: Overall Performance Award – South Bank
2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12: Best Circle Award – Quality
(Doom Dooma District)
2013-14: Best Circle Award – Performance (Doom
Dooma District)
And as this garden strives for greater heights, may their
cup always bring good cheer!
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The Team (L to R): Dr K C Das, N.K. Sinha, C. Chakraborty, S. Gupta, R.K. Gogoi (Superintendent), V. S. Rathore,
A. Borbora & P. Sharma
Doom Dooma Planters’ Club