History of Ceylon Tea

Bathiya Jayaratne (with Anura Gunasekera) on his planting career

• Bathiya Jayaratne (with Anura Gunasekera) on his planting career

  Veteran tea planter Bathiya Jayaratne (with Anura Gunasekera) recalls details of his planting career, bosses and colleagues.

• Bathiya Jayaratne (with Anura Gunasekera) on his former boss 'Sandy' Coburn

  Veteran Tea Planter (with Anura Gunasekera) on his former boss A.A. 'Sandy' Coburn. Bathiya did his apprenticeship (crept) under Coburn at Madampe Estate in 1958, and returned as one of his SDs a few years later.

• Career anecdotes from veteran Tea Planter Bathiya Jayaratne (with Anura Gunasekera)

  Veteran Tea Planter Bathiya Jayaratne (with Anura Gunasekera) relates a few stories from his career as a tea planter in Sri Lanka

• Veteran Tea Planters Bhatiya Jayaratne and Anura Gunasekera on the past, present & future

  Veteran Tea Planters Bhatiya Jayaratne and Anura Gunasekera air some thoughts on the past, present & future of the tea industry in Sri Lanka.