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150 Years of Ceylon Tea, Issues

Like Drought Parched Earth: The Painful Injuries Sustained By Tea Pluckers

“I apply castor oil to my fingers and hold them over the fire. That is the medicine. For two days, I can pluck tea. After that, the pain comes back. So I…

Maatram Maatram on 08/22/2017
150 Years of Ceylon Tea, Development, Education, Issues

STORYSPHERE: The Daily Journey

As part of a series marking 150 years of tea production in Sri Lanka, used StorySphere, an immersive storytelling platform created by Google to showcase 360 degree imagery. Here, Vice Principal of…

Groundviews Groundviews on 08/18/201708/18/2017
Human Rights, International Relations, Issues, Poverty

Modi’s visit to the central hills brings welcome attention to a marginalised community

Last Friday (12 May) Sri Lankans living in the central hills lined its narrow streets to catch a glimpse of that Indian tea-seller who rose to become the Prime Minister of India….

Ayesha Zuhair Ayesha Zuhair on 05/16/201705/16/2017

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