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Author: Meghal Perera

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Colombo, Development, Human Rights, Issues, Politics and Governance

Out of Site, Out of Mind – A Shift in the Protest Landscape of Colombo

Image courtesy Twitter/Ishara Danasekara The appearance of a sign designating an area near the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo as an “Agitation Site” has had a divided reception. According to Cabinet Spokesperson Minister…

Meghal Perera Meghal Perera on 02/21/2020
Colombo, Gender, Healthcare, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

A womb of one’s own: Life, abortion and motherhood in Sri Lanka

Photograph: Paul Mezzer/FRF/Getty via The Irish Times From well-intentioned comments about our weight and skin colour, to the insidious experience of being followed as we walk on the street, women are wearily…

Meghal Perera Meghal Perera on 09/23/201710/01/2017
Colombo, Features, Human Security, Identity, International, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith

Taking old friends too seriously: Sri Lanka, Burma and Buddhist extremism

(Caption and content from Reuters) Sri Lanka’s long relationship with Burma is something that anyone who has even a nodding acquaintance with Sri Lankan history is aware of. In both nations, Theravada…

Meghal Perera Meghal Perera on 04/01/201304/01/2013
Colombo, Culture, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict

Memes and the Art of Majority Placation in Sri Lanka

The thing about Social Media is that it gives people a shot at engineering their identities without much effort. A simple ‘like’ or ‘share’ of a particular picture can easily give the…

Meghal Perera Meghal Perera on 02/10/2013

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