Jorhat
A true tea-hub, Jorhat is Assam's second largest city after Guwahati. The actual city is like any other one in India, with chaotic traffic and colourful markets. However, just outside the city limits, the tea plantations take over.Jorhat also boasts of the Tea Experimental Station at Tocklai where tea scientists continuously endeavour to introduce new and better plantation practices including developing new clones and saplings.
Jorhat’s unofficial cultural centre is the Jorhat Club (officially the Jorhat Gymkhana and Golf Club). This delightful Club was formed in 1876 by a British tea planter. Indians of course were not allowed to be members till 1929, when a few Indian planters were allowed in on a restricted basis. The Jorhat club has a 9 hole Golf course and is the 3rd oldest in the world!
