W. Ranjith Fernando worries about his auto fare. Paralysed from the waist down for almost six years, even after one spinal cord surgery, getting around is difficult. He still has a living to earn - no longer as a carpenter but as a spray painter.
Beans come in such staggering variety that the Americans alone have been known to experiment with a dozen variants on 15 bean soup - a recipe that traditionally includes not only black beans and chickpea, but various lentils and different types of lima beans.