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All tea pickers in Sri Lanka come from India - and more in particular from Tamil Nadu. Their family were brought from India by British colonisers between 1820 and 1840 to work on coffee and tea plantations, and their children and grandchildren are still stuck in their ancestors' jobs. Picking tea is hard work: women have to pick 20 kilos of tea leaves a day, yet very few are looking for a better job. Why? It's because these people are still stateless: the are no longer Indian and in many cases not yet Sri Lankan, which means a general lack of right. No right to vote, no right to work officially, no right to obtain state land. So they are stuck in the only job that's available for them.
Written Dec 4, 2004
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All tea pickers in Sri Lanka come from India - and more in particular from Tamil Nadu. Their family were brought from India by British colonisers between 1820...
Q: We would be staying at Grand Hotel. How far is Gregory Lake from the hotel ? Any other places within walking distance from this...
A: Hi there, I'd say a bit more than a km, just beyond the horseracing course. So well feasible. Grand is relatively central and Eliya town relatively compact, so you...
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The higher up you go in Sri Lanka the more beautiful it gets,the scenery is spectacular,the air is crisp and cool.Great if your coming from the coastal area's where the humidity is so high.
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Nuwara Eliya (pronounced Nurailia - I believe it means City of Light) is the highest settlement in Sri Lanka - a slow-paced hill town of tea estates, wide country lanes and cool nights. It was...
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I like Nuwara Eliya for its cool weather most of all. Took the 5.55 am "Podi Menike" train from Colombo Fort Station to Nanu Oya via Kandy. Was really bushed from lack of sleep (landed in the middle...
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Nuwara Eliya is a town in the central highlands of Sri Lanka with a picturesque landscape. The Central Province town is known as "Little England" during colonial British ruling. It is located at an......
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