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15/12/2025
In Sri Lanka, pride does not shout — it grows patiently on mist-covered hills. The tea gardens of the central highlands are not just landscapes; they are living memory. Generations have walked these slopes, hands skilled in selecting leaves with care learned over decades.
Ceylon tea is recognised worldwide, but what Sri Lankans truly cherish is the discipline behind it. The rhythm of early mornings, the respect for climate and soil, the quiet dignity of work done without spectacle.
These hills carry stories of hardship, endurance, and quiet progress. Families measure time not by years, but by harvests. Villages rise and rest with the fog.
For Sri Lankans, the tea fields are more than export or economy. They are proof that patience can create excellence — and that pride does not need noise to be felt deeply.
Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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