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Buddhism
Politics
One monk’s lonely battle against Sinhala-Buddhist extremism in Sri Lanka
By
Jeevan Ravindran
09 May 2025
24 min read
Podcast
Southasia Review of Books podcast #06: Vajra Chandrasekera on writing fantasy and science fiction from Sri Lanka
By
The Editors
15 Jul 2024
3 min read
Culture
The limits of our understandings of India–China cultural exchanges
By
Yasser Ali Nasser
24 Jun 2024
16 min read
Politics
Sri Lanka’s Online Safety Act brings it a step closer to Buddhist theocracy
By
Tisaranee Gunasekara
29 Feb 2024
11 min read
Culture
Buddhism’s long fight against brahminism and caste
By
Gajendran Ayyathurai
25 Oct 2023
23 min read
Comment
Sri Lanka continues to militarise the state, despite the Rajapaksas’ fall
By
Ambika Satkunanathan
31 Jul 2023
11 min read
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