The broken dream of “organic” in Sri Lanka: the crisis bites the island disputed between the aims of China and India

GALLE – A snake charmer lifts the fat python from the neck, stuffs it into a pouch, and feeds the fife bag made with bamboo, coconut and pumpkin. Then, with two light fists, he awakens a sleeping cobra in his basket. Snake charmers had not been seen for some time, but in this period of dark crisis for Sri Lanka they too have re-emerged, desperate for some money to deal with inflation that reached a record 11.1%.