INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Tobacco cultivation in India was introduced by Portuguese in 1605. Initially tobacco was grown in Kaira and Mehsana districts of Gujarat and later spread to other areas of the country. Attempt to improve Indian tobacco has begun with the establishment of the Calcutta Botanical gardens in Howrah in 1787.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Portuguese perhaps introduced tobacco into India in the 16th or in the 17th century.

Detailed explanation-3: -first introduced tobacco into India in the 17th century, it was credited with the qualities of calming and relaxing an individual and was also considered to be a sort of stimulant.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tobacco was first discovered by the native people of Mesoamerica and South America and later introduced to Europe and the rest of the world. Archeological finds indicate that humans in the Americas began using tobacco as far back as 12, 300 years ago, thousands of years earlier than previously documented.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tobacco was introduced to India during the reign of Akbar by the Portuguese. The first tobacco plant was established in Gujrat in 1613 and it was also exported to Arakan and Pegu.