Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
Mangala Samaraweera: Obituary
[Originally published on 31 August 2021] The political sphere of Sri Lanka, with its feudalistic and clientelist fault lines, is a space...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Mar 21, 2021
- 1 min
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Mar 6, 2021
- 1 min
Fascist pretences and progressive slumber
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Sep 5, 2020
- 3 min
Dual citizenship Restriction: Time for Change
Colombo Telegraph, 5 September 2020 The draft 20th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of the 2nd Republic of Sri Lanka, in its current...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Aug 22, 2020
- 11 min
A Gap Unbridgeable, Part I: The Necon and Neoliberal in Sri Lankan Politics
22 August 2020 The ideas on a progressive and pluralist populism raised by Dr Dayan Jayatilleka on this platform, have been critiqued by...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Jul 1, 2020
- 8 min
The Seetha Arambepola Syndrome: A Sinhala-Buddhist-Feminist Rebuke
By Paramie Jayakody, Isurinie Mallawaarachchi and Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana Colombo Telegraph, 1 July 2020 Taking part in a television...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Jun 25, 2020
- 7 min
Pride amidst Pandemic: Sri Lankan Perspective on Pride 2020
Colombo Telegraph, 25 June 2020 Pride 2020 is markedly different from previous years. Apart from the obvious reality that we are unable...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Apr 24, 2020
- 7 min
Pandemic politics, or politicised pandemic?
Colombo Telegraph, 24 April 2020 The management of the Corona crisis in Sri Lanka has no shortage of critics. Some are purely cynical....
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Mar 9, 2020
- 6 min
Sri Lankan Foreign Policy in the New Decade
Colombo Telegraph, 9 March 2020 Part One: Managing Big-Power Relations: a story of rocks and hard places In this series of articles, this...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Jan 2, 2020
- 10 min
The politics of SOGIESC in Sri Lanka: a year-end reflection
Colombo Telegraph, 2 January 2020 There has been no better time for SOGIESC advocacy in Sri Lanka. Like in many countries across the...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Aug 18, 2019
- 5 min
Liberals for Gota? Politics at the hour of populism/s
Colombo Telegraph, 18 August 2019 As the SLPP National Convention was taking place in Colombo, an intriguing dialogue was taking place on...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Jul 22, 2019
- 7 min
Queering The JVP
Colombo Telegraph, 22 July 2019 At a rally held in Nugegoda on Sunday 7th July 2019, the JVP made history in Sri Lanka’s political...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Jun 9, 2019
- 6 min
Interview with Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
APTN, 9 June 2019 Meet Chamindra Dr. Chamindra Weerawardhana is a researcher, educator, political analyst, international consultant and...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Apr 22, 2019
- 5 min
The Day After
Colombo Telegraph, 22 April 2019 On a day after tragedy of unprecedented proportions has hit one’s people, plunging one’s country into a...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Feb 5, 2019
- 12 min
Thoughts On Decolonising Lanka: From Servility To Dignity
Colombo Telegraph, 5 February 2019 To mark the seventy-first anniversary of Sri Lanka gaining dominion status. One of the most insightful...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Nov 3, 2018
- 4 min
Advising Mahinda Rajapaksa: A Strategic Perspective?
Colombo Telegraph, 3 November 2018 The publication of an email, sent by Ambassador Dr Dayan Jayatilleka to Prime Minister Rajapaksa via...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Oct 27, 2018
- 7 min
The Rajapaksa Return: Slap On The Face Of Sri Lankan Neoliberalism, Once again?
Colombo Telegraph, 27 October 2018 In a move that left the world shocked, President Maitripala Sirisena ‘appointed’ former President...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Sep 16, 2018
- 13 min
Serena To Tharjini: The Battle For Gender Justice In Sport
Colombo Telegraph, 16 September 2018 Sri Lanka achieved a spectacular victory of 69-50 against Singapore at the 2018 Asian championships....
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Jul 11, 2017
- 12 min
Towards Sri Lankan Queer Liberation: A Global-Sri Lankan Reflection For Pride 2017
In this festive period of Pride celebrations across the world, a peculiar incident takes place in Sri Lanka, with increased mobilisation...
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Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
- Feb 17, 2017
- 9 min
Beyond Neoliberal LGBTQI Politics: On Duplicities, Challenges & Hope For Change
In Sri Lanka, the LGBTIQ community – or many segments of that community – has come together last week to stand against the decision of...
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