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Author: Shanthi Sachithanandam

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Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Elections, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2015

The political need of the hour: Transformational approach to constitution making

Photo courtesy the Daily Beast A long awaited concerted action has now been initiated by the opposition parties in their identification of a common candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, and the…

Shanthi Sachithanandam Shanthi Sachithanandam on 11/25/2014
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Politics and Governance

The Middle Managers of Ethnic Cleansing

Image via Dawn There is a popular saying amongst the Tamils, “even if one grazes chicken (which is really a non existent work), it should be grazed in the government”.  Employment in…

Shanthi Sachithanandam Shanthi Sachithanandam on 02/06/201302/04/2013
Colombo, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

The story of the weeping widows

Image courtesy Transcurrents It was a practical examination session for a training of gender trainers in the Jaffna district. The trainees had to conduct a day’s training on gender issues in a…

Shanthi Sachithanandam Shanthi Sachithanandam on 01/21/201303/22/2013

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