Marlon Ariyasinghe

Marlon Ariyasinghe (he/him) is a PhD student in Performance Studies at Stanford University. He was a Senior Assistant Editor at Himal Southasian. He tweets at @MarlonAriy

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Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe is arrested over misuse of state funds in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 22 August, 2025. The entire old guard in Sri Lankan politics have voiced support for Wickremesinghe, downplaying the charges. What they seem to miss is that Sri Lanka’s political culture has shifted.

Despite Wickremesinghe’s arrest, Sri Lanka’s politics is stuck in its old loop

Marlon Ariyasinghe

26 Aug 2025

In Sri Lanka’s upcoming presidential election, the contest is intense among the three leading candidates: the incumbent president, Ranil Wickremesinghe; Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the left-leaning National People’s Power (NPP) coalition; and the current opposition leader, Sajith Premadasa, from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)

Sri Lanka enters a presidential election like no other before it

Marlon Ariyasinghe

17 Sep 2024

‘Open to the public’ sign on the walls of Temple Trees. [10 July, 2022] Photo courtesy: Marlon Ariyasinghe.

Notes on the Sri Lankan struggle

Marlon Ariyasinghe

09 Aug 2022

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