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`Dtft naqf Enadfd[f Fpfpardfem]fdf kiqpfpilf nnftirisfhami - `Tta[f 'gfkqf YMtft Al[fsfm[f ( vyT 60kfK Emlf. pibpfp< crfFpikfEkdf mabfbi AvtfT EcAvyiliRpftakv<mf vtnfti ). YM[fB Framf klf Oya crkfK ( Abrv: Gal; arrack from molasses, poor mans drink)  ;bgfkiiy pi[f ;vrf vaAykf kiqbiE[[f. oR kAt eca[f[arf. `A] kdfDmf kaltftilf oR ep]f `nft ;dtftilf viZnfT tbfekaAl ecyft eka]fdtakv<mf, `vri[f ~vi ulav<vtakv<mf Pbi[arf. ;nft ~vi `nftpf pazAdnft vIdfFlf KFeka]fFRkkibtamf. cil ;rv<kqilf `zka[ ep]f Epalf evqfAqcf EcAl uDtfT, ki[iktfEt[ vItiyilf vRmf vak[gfkAq niBtftcf ecalfli Ak kadfDmamf. ;pfpF nibfpadfF lipfdf ekaDtft cil elabikqf pqfqtftilf viZnftiRkfki[fb[ '[f$rf. ~[alf niBtftamlf ktftrkm etyfEyaAv EtatftritfTkf eka]fD kdnfT ec[f$lf ~ptfT 'Tv<mf ;raT '[f$rf. mbfbpfpF 'Tv<mf etanftrvilflat ~vi '[f$rf. kalipf pKtiyiliRnfT ;gK vnftvrf. `pf pirEtctftibfKriy EpEyadfDmf cdgfKkqilf pricfcymf u]fD. EpyfkAqkf k]fd matftirtftilf `[fbi `Avkqi[f tratrmf `binfT pypfpDkib ~cami. ~vikQkfKmf pl KAbpaDkqf, `catftiygfkqff ;Rpfptakv<mf, namf pynfT cavAtpf Epalf `Av 'lflamf vlflAvkqf `lflvamf. tvirv<mf `Avkqi[f ecylfpdfD MAb mikv<mf KBkiyT `At mIbi `Avkqalf EvebTv<mf MFyaT '[fBmf utftrvatmf `qitftarf. " "[f matfAtya ;rv< `nftpf pkfktftalf vnftIrfkqa " '[fB Ekdfdarf. oR Framf vagfkikf ekaDtfTvidfD Ancak ;dtfAt vidfD `k[fEb[f. Left Pics: Tea estate in central Ceylon

Nverliyav<kfK `]fAmyilf oR `Rviy<mf nIrfvIzfcfciy<mf cnftikfKmf rmfmiyma[ Vzlilf oR pAzy pgfkqavilf ( colonial circa 1890) 'EtcfAcyak ;rv< tgfk EnrfnftT. `Rvi clclpfpAt `AbyiliRnfEt Ekdfklamf. j[f[lf tiArkAq vilkfki[alf `Rvi etriy<mf. Ap[f mrkfPdli[f kIziRnft kra_ilf kaAr vidfDvidfD nDgfKmf Kqirilf pgfkqaAv Enakfki vRkiE$[f. pgfkqa MZvTmf ;RdfFlf EtayfnfT eka]fFRnftT. emlita[ mAztf Tablf.. '[ pi[f[alf yaEra pi[f etadrfnfT vRvT Epa[fB u]RkiEb[f. na[f nibfKmf epaZT kalFcf ctftmf nibfkibT. na[f ndkfKmf EpaT mI]fDmf etadrfkibT. pgfkqaviliRnfT Embfktftiy casftirIy cgfkItmf em[fAmyakkf oZkikf eka]fFpfpT VzfniAly<d[f otfT vrvilfAl. cimfp[i ;Acyilf vidfDvidfDkf EkdfKmf KtiArkf Kqmfepalikqf, Etvaly m]ikqf `FtfT `FtfT Oyfki[fb[, ;AckfPdak oR Onayi[f UAq uyrfnfT EkdfkibT. "Eta pAzy Tyrcf cmfpvtfti[f 'tierali Epa[fB, mr] Olmf Epa[fB. ;At Eve$R cmymf parfpfEpamf ....

Modified Transcript of Access Tamil programs (3) combined Wellington 1996. Pics credit: Lanka.net/gallery photo Dexter Cruez

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