It's the season finale, y'all! So it's time to investigate the history of the Desi diaspora's favorite symbol. Warning, it's not a warm, cozy story. VISUALSThe BBC investigation of an Assam plantation that you hear at the very end of the episodeA map of Assam GLOSSARYPashmina: a Kashmiri shawl made of spun cashmere from the Changthangi goatCanton: known today as Guangzhou, Canton is a huge port city in China on the eastern bank of the Pearl River.Sharbat: a sweet cordial made from fruits or flowers, served cold. MUSIC CREDITSWasn’t this episode a bop!? Check out the incredible artists:Charanjit Singh | Raga BhairavBrain Drop I Brain Drop vs. Silent HorrorFINGERGAP I 恭喜你Codec I Trap BachJamblu I Hypocrite Pt 1Aloo Gobi I SpicyLifeform I Inert AI DIG DEEPERThis episode covers 300 years, 3 commodities and 3 countries, so very understandable you wanna learn more. Here’s where to start:Andy Liu’s new book Tea War and Rolf Bauer’s new(ish) publication were in many ways the backbone of our researchThis NPR excerpt from Sarah Rose’s book on Robert Fortune’s tea theft is wild, captivating, and deliciousJayeeta Sharma provided a stunning analysis of how and why the British built a migrant workforce on the tea plantations of Assam in her paper “Lazy Natives” ADDITIONAL RESOURCESSee the annotated transcript with citations and timestamps.Visit www.kahaani.io/misrepresented for free curriculum to help you use this podcast in your classroom. SUPPORT THE PODCASTGive $15 on our website or via Venmo (@kahaani)Follow us on INSTAGRAM or TWITTER !Sign up for our newsletter  MISREPRESENTED is produced by Kahaani, a media organization that tells stories to widen the historical narrative.