The Indian Tamils in British Ceylon & Sri Lanka: Pursuing Their Equality TODAY-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis International Conference focusing on  the topic “MOVING TOWARDS EQUALITY AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH.”….  200 years of People of Indian Origin Tamils (IOT) in Sri Lanka” …. BCIS Auditorium (The Olympus), BMICH, Colombo,  11th December 2023 Welcome & Opening Address: Dr. Mario Gomez Executive Director International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo …  Inaugural Address:  Dr. Yasodara Kathirgamathamby Conference Chair, Department of Legal Studies Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences The Open University of Sri Lanka Special Address: Prof. Gamini Keerawella,  Executive Director, Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, Colombo A coffee plucker … 19th century labourers among tea bushes .… & labourers assembled with kanganies at a tea factory   ...

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