Bohoma isthuthi / Thank you / Mikka nandri

First and foremost, I would like to thank Merrill J. Fernando, his sons Dilhan and Malik, and Dilmah for sponsoring the book. Thank you for offering me this wonderful opportunity. I am especially grateful to Dilhan C. Fernando for trusting that I could capture the essence of Sri Lanka and for giving me the freedom to do so. Also, the Dilmah Brand Marketing Team, for seeing the potential for my book and your kind assistance.

Thank you to the MJF Charitable Foundation for its support, especially for connecting me with some of the participants in their programmes. I hope this book inspires others to find out more about the Foundation’s remarkable work: http://www.mjffoundation.org/. I also thank Dilmah Conservation.