Which Assamese personality initiated the first private tea garden in Assam?

The correct answer is Maniram Dewan . Key Points Maniram Dewan was a pioneering Assamese nobleman and entrepreneur who established the first private tea garden in Assam. He was initially a dewani (chief administrator) under the British East India Company but later became a staunch opponent of their policies. His entrepreneurial spirit was significant, but he is primarily remembered as a freedom fighter who conspired against the British during the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny and was subsequently executed, becoming a martyr.