Sri Lanka, izwi ku izina rya “Ceylon” mu bihe bya kera, izwi nk'amarira mu nyanja y'Abahinde kandi ni cyo kirwa cyiza cyane ku isi. Umubiri nyamukuru wigihugu ni ikirwa kiri mu majyepfo y’inyanja y’Ubuhinde, kimeze nkamarira yaturutse ku mugabane wa Aziya yepfo. Imana yamuhaye byose usibye urubura. Nta bihe bine afite, kandi ubushyuhe buhoraho ni 28 ° C umwaka wose, kimwe na kamere ye yoroheje, ahora akwenyura. Icyayi cy'umukara gitunganywa naimashini yicyayi yumukara, amabuye y'agaciro akurura amaso, inzovu nzima kandi nziza, n'amazi y'ubururu nibyo byambere abantu bamubona.

Kubera ko Sri Lanka yitwaga Ceylon mu bihe bya kera, icyayi cyirabura cyabonye iri zina. Mu myaka amagana, icyayi cya Sri Lanka cyahinzwe nta miti yica udukoko n’ifumbire mvaruganda, kandi kizwi nka "icyayi cyirabura gisukuye ku isi". Kugeza ubu, Sri Lanka ni iya gatatu mu bihugu byohereza ibicuruzwa mu mahanga ku isi. Ikirere gishyushye hamwe nubutaka burumbuka butera ahantu heza ho gukura icyayi. Gariyamoshi iranyura mu misozi n'imisozi, ikanyura mu busitani bw'icyayi, impumuro y'icyayi ni impumuro nziza, kandi amababi y'icyatsi hirya no hino ku misozi n'udusozi twatsi twuzuzanya. Azwi nka imwe muri gari ya moshi nziza cyane kwisi. Byongeye kandi, abahinzi b'icyayi bo muri Sri Lankan bahoraga bashimangira gutoranya “amababi abiri n'akabuto kamwe” gusa mu ntoki, kugira ngo bagumane igice cyiza cyane cy'icyayi, kabone niyo cyaba gishyizwe mu bisanzweicyayi, irashobora gutuma abantu bumva ko batandukanye.

Mu 1867, Sri Lanka yagize umurima wambere wicyayi wubucuruzi, ukoresheje ubwoko butandukanyeimashini zisarura icyayi, kandi byabaye kugeza ubu. Mu mwaka wa 2009, Sri Lanka yahawe igihembo cya mbere cy’icyayi cy’ikoranabuhanga ku isi kandi yiswe “Icyayi gifite isuku ku isi” mu gusuzuma imiti yica udukoko n’ibisigazwa bitemewe. Ariko, ikirwa cyahoze ari cyiza kirimo ikibazo gikomeye cyubukungu. Tanga ikiganza gifasha unywe igikombe cyicyayi cya Ceylon. Ntakintu gishobora gufasha Sri Lanka kurushaho!