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Columbo – Minneriya National Park – Trincomalee – Batticaloa – Kandy – Nuwara Eliya – Yala National Park – Galle – Columbo

Home to around 20 million people, Sri Lanka, which means resplendent land, is a strategic point on major sea routes famous for producing tea, coffee and rubber. The island, which bore the wrath of the Asian tsunami four years ago, is burdened by years of internal conflict that has limped its economic prosperity and social growth. It is now eagerly trying to lift the war-stricken veil and jump on the bandwagon of progress with the rest of Asia.

I travelled to Sri Lanka with a group of photographers from The Rice Project in August 2008. Working with Habitat for Humanity we distributed 16,000 kg of rice that was sponsored by Canon to more than 500 families in Trincomalee and Batticaloa, which were two of the worst hit areas on the east coast. We also toured the island and had the privilege of enjoying Sri Lanka’s natural beauty.