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  • MAXWELL FERNANDO - APPRECIATION

    MAXWELL FERNANDO - APPRECIATION

    David Colin Thome (2005)

    The recent passing away of Maxwell Fernando was not just a profoundly sad event for his family and friends, but it was also an incalculable loss to the tea industry, to which he devoted most of his adult life.In over 125 years, the Ceylon and Sri Lankan tea industry have spawned many great personalities and characters Read More

  • RALSTON TISSERA – AN APPRECIATION

    RALSTON TISSERA – AN APPRECIATION

    Anura Gunasekera (2005)

    Ralston, who passed away very recently, demands appreciation if not comment, on account of his unique individuality. Mourned he would have been, by his many friends and relatives but it does not seem right that a man such as he should go unsung.Invariably, appreciations extol virtues and ignore faults. Read More

  • RICHARD WYNELL-MAYOW: 1922-2005

    RICHARD WYNELL-MAYOW: 1922-2005

    An Appreciation (2005)

    For many years I used to think how privileged I was to have four friends upon whom, if the need ever arose, I could rely utterly upon. Four men who would stand by me. Four men I could put my bottom dollar on, so to speak.That was until 1998 when the first, a Jesuit priest, died on Christmas Day. Read More

  • THE HISTORY OF TEA AND CRICKET IN SRI LANKA

    THE HISTORY OF TEA AND CRICKET IN SRI LANKA

    David Colin Thome (2003)

    In Sri Lanka, the relevance of tea to the game of cricket extends further than that of a twenty-minute break that separates lunch and the end of a day’s play. And while tea to the Western world is but a tiny item in a crowded shopping trolley of groceries, in Sri Lanka, it is the trolley itself. Read More

  • THESIS ON THE HISTORY OF CEYLON TEA

    THESIS ON THE HISTORY OF CEYLON TEA

    Monte Holsinger (2002)

    Project HOCT is delighted to present an essay on the history of Ceylon tea written by former tea planter Monte Holsinger as a thesis for his Bachelor's Degree in Management in 2002. This well-researched document comprehensively captures the history of the plantation industry while also touching on the country's colonial past. Read More

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