Marlon Ariyasinghe

Sri Lanka

PhDing in Performance Studies @Stanford. Southasian theatre. Former journalist/editor @himalistan turned political analyst. #Author of Froteztology. he/him 🍉

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Articles

The Man Who Would Oust a Dynasty

Sep 25, 2024 | journalofdemocracy.org | Marlon Ariyasinghe |Neil DeVotta |Tom Ginsburg

A few years ago Anura Kumara Dissanayake led a struggling political party with bleak prospects. Now he is Sri Lanka’s newly elected president. The hardest work may still lie ahead. By Marlon Ariyasinghe In the early hours of Sunday, September 22, as I sat confined in an airplane in transit, Sri Lanka was navigating a transition of its own.
Notes on the Sri Lankan struggle

Aug 9, 2022 | himalmag.com | Marlon Ariyasinghe