Estate workers wearing a wool blanket called 'Kampali Porvai' in Tamil - I think it is called Kambili Kabaya in Sinhala. - There was a ragala shop. We call it "Kambali Kade". #History #Ceylon #SriLanka What a picture! It shows how difficult their lives have become. The difference between the cold tea pickers in the bungalow and barefoot! I always know that they are exploited to the max. I can't be proud of that. They gave the estate a cash advance of Rs. 30/- for the purchase of the blanket and it was reduced in 3 monthly installments. It was called "Kumbli Atthikaram", which means blanket advance. That was in the early 70s, between 1972 - 1975. During the time I worked in the estates, in the year 1967, the Kambali advance amount was Rs. 21/= and was payable in three installments. I remember the long queue of tea pickers going to work barefoot on misty mornings in Kampala, shielding themselves from the cold and rain. As I observed when I visited Sri Lanka, it has now been replaced by plastic sheeting.

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A creamy glaze made from Earl Grey tea to sweeten taste buds. Enjoy this Tea and Berry Scones thenerdygourmet.com/2021/02/… via @gourmetnerdy recipe #tea #earlgrey #ceylon #berry #scones

After settling in Quanzhou, the Ceylon descendants embraced Chinese Confucian culture, emphasized Confucian education for their offspring, engaged in cultural and educational endeavors, establishing a small ancestral hall near the Xiaoshan Congzhu. #history #China #Ceylon

's nostaligic story on Radio SEAC-Ceylon. Available at: mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/20… #Wavescan #Ceylon