‘’ is the Centre’s flagship academic blog, publishing cutting-edge academic ideas to foster informed debate and discussion. Since 2021, ‘South Asia @ ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳’ has consistently ranked amongst the top 10 (out of 40+) academic blogs at ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳, with nearly half a million readers every year.
We are the only Centre in a Higher Education institution anywhere in the world to have published a series of 12 special blogposts to mark the 75th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence (February 2023-January 2024), covering a variety of topics written by academics and thought leaders at ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ and across the globe. These have been widely read and greatly appreciated. All the special blogs are listed below in reverse order.
January 2024: Farzana Haniffa, ‘’
December 2023: Anupama Ranawana, ‘’
November 2023: Shamara Wettimuny, ‘’
October 2023: Indrajit Coomaraswamy & Ganeshan Wignaraja, ‘’
September 2023: Ambika Satkunanathan, ‘’
August 2023: Dishani Senaratne, ‘’
July 2023: Graham Shaw, ‘
June 2023: Sharika Thiranagama, ‘’
May 2023: Mick Moore, ‘’
April 2023: Thiruni Kelegama, ‘’
March 2023: Luke Heslop, ‘’
February 2023: Jayadeva Uyangoda, ‘’
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