Sri Lanka, where tea is picked by hand for your cuppa – and eaten in a range of dishes

A lot goes into a tea bag, from growing and picking the leaves to fermenting and blending them. Nowadays tea also turns up on ...
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Sri Lankan tea pickers' dreams shattered by economic crisis

BOGAWANTALAWA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - On a lush plantation in Sri Lanka, Arulappan Ideijody deftly plucks the tips of each tea bush, throwing them over her shoulder into an open basket on her back.
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Feature: Sri Lanka makes citizens out of stateless tea pickers

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (UNHCR) - Appu Kullamma does not remember anything about her motherland in India. Her earliest memories are of the tea plantations in Sri Lanka, where she grew up. "I can remember ...
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I Trekked Across Sri Lanka's Tea Country—And It Opened My Eyes to Its Rich Culture

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The enchanting island of Sri Lanka has been known by many names. While under British rule for 133 years ...
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Feature: Sri Lanka makes citizens out of stateless tea pickers

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (UNHCR) - Appu Kullamma does not remember anything about her motherland in India. Her earliest memories are of the tea plantations in Sri Lanka, where she grew up. "I can remember ...