‘’ is the Centre’s flagship academic blog, publishing cutting-edge academic ideas to foster informed debate and discussion. Since 2021, ‘South Asia @ LSE’ has consistently ranked amongst the top 10 (out of 40+) academic blogs at LSE, with nearly half a million readers every year.
We are the only Centre in a Higher Education institution anywhere in the world to have published a series of 12 special blogposts to mark the 75th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence (February 2023-January 2024), covering a variety of topics written by academics and thought leaders at LSE and across the globe. These have been widely read and greatly appreciated. All the special blogs are listed below in reverse order.
January 2024: Farzana Haniffa, ‘’
December 2023: Anupama Ranawana, ‘’
November 2023: Shamara Wettimuny, ‘’
October 2023: Indrajit Coomaraswamy & Ganeshan Wignaraja, ‘’
September 2023: Ambika Satkunanathan, ‘’
August 2023: Dishani Senaratne, ‘’
July 2023: Graham Shaw, ‘
June 2023: Sharika Thiranagama, ‘’
May 2023: Mick Moore, ‘’
April 2023: Thiruni Kelegama, ‘’
March 2023: Luke Heslop, ‘’
February 2023: Jayadeva Uyangoda, ‘’
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