{"id":125871,"date":"2023-12-02T06:04:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T06:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=125871"},"modified":"2023-12-02T06:05:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T06:05:08","slug":"the-indian-tamils-in-british-ceylon-sri-lanka-pursuing-their-equality-today-by-michael-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-indian-tamils-in-british-ceylon-sri-lanka-pursuing-their-equality-today-by-michael-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indian Tamils in British Ceylon &#038; Sri Lanka: Pursuing Their Equality TODAY-by Michael Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Indian Tamils in British Ceylon &amp; Sri Lanka: Pursuing Their Equality TODAY-<span style=\"color: #800080;\">by Michael Roberts<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88737 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-Roberts-eLanka.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Roberts\" width=\"160\" height=\"184\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800080;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/11\/30\/the-indian-tamils-in-british-ceylon-sri-lanka-pursuing-their-equality-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>International Conference focusing on\u00a0 the topic\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u201cMOVING TOWARDS EQUALITY AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH.\u201d\u2026.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>200\u00a0years of People of Indian Origin Tamils (IOT) in Sri Lanka\u201d \u2026.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong>BCIS Auditorium (The Olympus), BMICH, Colombo,\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0December 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/11\/30\/the-indian-tamils-in-british-ceylon-sri-lanka-pursuing-their-equality-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/planatatkion-conditns-AHILAN.webp?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MARIO-GOMES.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-77565\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MARIO-GOMES.jpg?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" data-attachment-id=\"77565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/11\/30\/the-indian-tamils-in-british-ceylon-sri-lanka-pursuing-their-equality-today\/mario-gomes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MARIO-GOMES.jpg?fit=148%2C148&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"148,148\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MARIO GOMES\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MARIO-GOMES.jpg?fit=148%2C148&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MARIO-GOMES.jpg?fit=148%2C148&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Welcome &amp; Opening Address:\u00a0Dr. Mario Gomez<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Executive Director<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dr.-Yasodara-Kathirgamathamby.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-77563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dr.-Yasodara-Kathirgamathamby.jpg?resize=122%2C108&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"108\" data-attachment-id=\"77563\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/11\/30\/the-indian-tamils-in-british-ceylon-sri-lanka-pursuing-their-equality-today\/dr-yasodara-kathirgamathamby\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dr.-Yasodara-Kathirgamathamby.jpg?fit=256%2C227&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"256,227\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dr. Yasodara Kathirgamathamby\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dr.-Yasodara-Kathirgamathamby.jpg?fit=256%2C227&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dr.-Yasodara-Kathirgamathamby.jpg?fit=256%2C227&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Inaugural Address:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Dr. Yasodara Kathirgamathamby<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Conference Chair, Department of Legal Studies<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Faculty of Humanities\u00a0and Social\u00a0Sciences<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Open University of Sri Lanka<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GAMINI-Keerawella.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-77564\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GAMINI-Keerawella.jpg?resize=113%2C122&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"122\" data-attachment-id=\"77564\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/11\/30\/the-indian-tamils-in-british-ceylon-sri-lanka-pursuing-their-equality-today\/gamini-keerawella\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GAMINI-Keerawella.jpg?fit=148%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"148,160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GAMINI Keerawella\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GAMINI-Keerawella.jpg?fit=148%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GAMINI-Keerawella.jpg?fit=148%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Special Address:\u00a0Prof. Gamini Keerawella,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Executive Director, Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, Colombo<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/34b-Coffee-plucker.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-77568\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/34b-Coffee-plucker-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/34b-Coffee-plucker.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/34b-Coffee-plucker.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/34b-Coffee-plucker.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"77568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/11\/30\/the-indian-tamils-in-british-ceylon-sri-lanka-pursuing-their-equality-today\/34b-coffee-plucker\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/34b-Coffee-plucker.jpg?fit=375%2C504&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"375,504\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"34b\u2013Coffee plucker\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/34b-Coffee-plucker.jpg?fit=223%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/34b-Coffee-plucker.jpg?fit=375%2C504&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em><strong>A coffee plucker \u2026 19th century<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-labour-among-tea-bshes.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-77570\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-labour-among-tea-bshes.jpg?resize=284%2C107&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-labour-among-tea-bshes.jpg?resize=300%2C113&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-labour-among-tea-bshes.jpg?w=375&amp;ssl=1 375w\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"107\" data-attachment-id=\"77570\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/11\/30\/the-indian-tamils-in-british-ceylon-sri-lanka-pursuing-their-equality-today\/pl-labour-among-tea-bshes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-labour-among-tea-bshes.jpg?fit=375%2C141&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"375,141\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PL labour among tea bshes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-labour-among-tea-bshes.jpg?fit=300%2C113&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-labour-among-tea-bshes.jpg?fit=375%2C141&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em><strong>labourers among tea bushes .\u2026\u00a0&amp; labourers assembled with kanganies at a tea factory<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2023\/11\/30\/the-indian-tamils-in-british-ceylon-sri-lanka-pursuing-their-equality-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/40-Tea-estate-workers.webp?w=627&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Keynote Speaker:\u00a0\u00a0Mr. Kumar Nadesan<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">President, Global Organization of Peoples of Indian Origin \u2013<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lanka Chapter<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Guest Speaker:\u00a0Prof. Deepika Udagama<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Department of Law, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Former Chairperson, Human Rights Commission, Sri Lanka<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Guest Speaker:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Prof. Subeshini Moodley<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Department of Media &amp; Communication<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Nelson Mandela University (Port Elizabeth),South Africa<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Chief Gues:\u00a0Hon. Justice S. 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