Journalism

History

Sri Lanka’s Flawed Path to Independence, The Diplomat
Inside Sri Lanka’s Unprecedented Mass Protests, Foreign Policy

Human/Civil Rights

The Fight to Decriminalize Same-Sex Relationships in Sri Lanka, Himal Southasian
The Lingering Economic Consequences of Sri Lanka’s Civil War, The Diplomat
Exploited in a Crisis: Why are Sri Lankans Getting on Boats Bound for Australia, The Guardian
The Limits of #MeToo in Sri Lanka, The Diplomat
‘In Bali, a Woman’s Feet Were Cut Off’: #MeToo Time for Indonesia?, South China Morning Post
‘Chinese Whispers’ Unpacks the Lasting Impact of May ’98 Riots Through Women’s Eyes, VICE
POC Reading Groups as an Act of Resistance, Overland Literary Journal
The Exclusivity of International Women’s Day, Meanjin

The Left in Sri Lanka

A New Dawn in Sri Lanka, Fountain Ink
Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election Reflected a Regional Divide, The Diplomat
Where Does Sri Lanka’s Protests Go From Here?, The Diplomat
What Does the 2024 Election Hold for Sri Lanka’s Future?, The Internationalist (of the Progressive International)
Sri Lanka’s Left Turn, Foreign Policy
‘First in Four Decades’: Why Sri Lanka’s General Strike Matters?, Aljazeera
Sri Lankan Trade Unionist Joseph Stalin Explains How the Country’s Government Fell, Jacobin

Economy

Why are Sex Workers Some of the Most Vulnerable Workers in Sri Lanka?, Fountain Ink
Why Does Domestic Labour In and From Sri Lanka Need to be formalized?, Jamhoor
Sri Lanka’s Care Crisis, Jamhoor
Inside Sri Lanka’s Devastating Economic Crisis, Foreign Policy

Environment

Can Conservation and Development Be Balanced in Sri Lanka?, Inter Press Service

Crisis (such as pandemics and terror attacks)

When Sri Lanka Lost Control of COVID, The Diplomat
Sri Lanka Limps on from Bloody Easter Sunday, Eureka Street

This is a small selection of pieces. Email me for the full list of my output (reports, features and op-eds), copy (brands and SME companies), non-fiction pieces (memoir, experimental prose and poetry), audio production (live radio and podcasts) and video production.

Fiction:

Limbo, We Are Here
Incubation, Lost, Looking and Found: A Literary Salon’s Renaissance