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  • MALGOLLA TO MYSORE ‘WITHOUT REGRETS’

    MALGOLLA TO MYSORE ‘WITHOUT REGRETS’

    Hugh Karunanayake (2021)

    Standing on a shelf in my study is a large racing trophy with the inscription “Madras Races 1939/40 - H.H. the Maharajah of Mysore Cup”. Inscribed further down is the name of the horse “Without Regrets”, and the name of the jockey Davison. Read More

  • A Brief History of Henfold Estate

    A Brief History of Henfold Estate

    Lorna Jackson (wife of Thomas Jackson, PD Henfold Estate 1939-1960) (2021)

    Towards the end of the 19th century, George Beck, an engineer, was in Ceylon building the up-country railways. He was very taken with the country around Dimbula district and bought 500 acres of land which he called Henfold. Read More

  • The Tea Planter and His Cook

    The Tea Planter and His Cook

    Hugh Karunanayake (2021)

    The occidental influence on Sri Lanka could be conjectured as first arising from the visits of famed international travellers like Marco Polo, Van Lin Schoten, and others from the West who first discovered the delights and pleasures of this land known as Serendib. Indeed, the word “serendipity’ is now..... Read More

  • Ceylon Tea Industry & Regional Plantation Companies

    Ceylon Tea Industry & Regional Plantation Companies

    Roshan Rajadurai (2021)

    Managing Director,Hayleys Plantation Sector, Kelani Valley, Talawakelle and Horana Plantations,15 October 2020 Read More

  • Impact Of Organic Farming On Large Scale Plantation Sector

    Impact Of Organic Farming On Large Scale Plantation Sector

    Roshan Rajadurai (2021)

    Managing Director,Hayleys Plantation Sector, Kelani Valley, Talawakelle and Horana Plantations,4 August 2021 Read More

  • Newton Estate Dickoya

    Newton Estate Dickoya

    Michael W. Cooke (2021)

    Newton Estate, Dickoya can be traced to the year 1871 from the details available in the Ceylon Directory. The estate was owned by Mr. R. Kydd, managed by Mackwoods Ltd, and Mr. Rudd was the Superintendent. Read More

  • Idyllic life-style of tea estates slowly fades away in India

    Idyllic life-style of tea estates slowly fades away in India

    Ramesh Menon (2021)

    A superintendent relaxes in the porch of his enormous residence. It was the ultimate relic of the Raj. Sprawling bungalows attended by an army of well-trained servants: vegetable gardens to supply the kitchen with an uninterrupted supply of fresh greens: the clubhouse a short drive away..... Read More

  • The Tale of Taylor-Made Tea

    The Tale of Taylor-Made Tea

    Anura Gunasekera (2021)

    The Scotsman, James Taylor with a few tea seedlings planted on a bare hill-side on Loolecondera estate, Hewaheta, in 1866, also sowed the seeds for an economic and social revolution that eventually reshaped the landscape of this remote island that he had made his home. Read More

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