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The season of discontent
How has COVID-19 impacted civic mobilisation and organising in Southasia?
Alizeh Kohari | Dec 23, 2020
Remaking #MeToo in Sri Lanka
A personal reflection on the limits and possibilities of the social-media phenomenon.
Subha Wijesiriwardena | Feb 25, 2020
Losing a home in Colombo and Lahore
Working-class communities struggle to lead ‘grievable’ lives within state-led redevelopments of their cities.
Sri Lanka: Back on the brink
Easter Sunday bombings could create new fissures.
Tisaranee Gunasekara | Apr 26, 2019
Have we failed our democracies?
Critical reflections from a journalist, an activist and a political scientist on the life of democracies in Southasia.
The Editors | Jan 18, 2019
Sri Lanka’s constitutional crisis explained
What you need to know about the political crisis in Colombo.
The Editors | Oct 30, 2018
President Nasheed speaks to Himal Southasian
The former President of the Maldives speaks to us ahead of the upcoming presidential election.
The Editors | Sep 21, 2018
Labour’s lost agency
What happened to the labour movement in Sri Lanka?
Balasingham Skanthakumar | Nov 08, 2017
A tale of two languages
Sri Lanka’s efforts to implement a sound language policy.
Raisa Wickrematunge | May 30, 2016
Orange is for oppression
A day in the life of a Colombo street cleaner.
Prashanthi Jayasekara and Vagisha Gunasekara | Mar 06, 2015
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