Debas Archives

Debas Archives

This is the complete archive of debas.lk, an online platform which sought to bring together diverse perspectives on Sri Lankan politics, economy, society, and culture in conversation with one another. Debas was the brainchild of my friends Rajni Gamage and Himal Kotelawala. I helped create and maintain the website, while another friend, Johanns Rogers (Jo), was in charge of social media. Debas accepted submissions from academics, experts, and thinkers of various disciplines. All published posts are archived here for posterity.

The logo was designed by Jo.

Roshni Kapur

Transitional justice in Sri Lanka: The importance of local ownership

9 Apr 2023

Iman Hameed

187 Orchestra

27 Oct 2022

Rathindra Kuruwita

China must multilateralise BRI, for Global South’s sake

17 Oct 2022

Antonythasan Jesuthasan

Counting and Cracking

8 Oct 2022

Ganeshan Wignaraja

By helping Sri Lanka, India helps itself

19 Sept 2022

Rohan Samarajiva

Rethinking interdependence in South Asia

3 Sept 2022

චන්දන ප්‍රසන්න

රාජපක්ෂවාදය ඉවරයි. “වේරලියද්දවාදය” ඉවර ද?

20 Aug 2022

Prateek Srivastava

Inside the bags of resistance: Contested memories and the wives of the disappeared in Sri Lanka

18 Aug 2022

අජිත් පැරකුම් ජයසිංහ

ඉනෆ් ඉස් ඉනෆ් ජනාධිපති

7 Aug 2022

Kanishka Jayasuriya

Pulling the emergency brake: Politics of disincorporation and the fault lines of Sri Lanka’s political crisis

22 Jul 2022

Nimendra Mawalagedara

Gota gone: How Rajapaksa’s own campaign strategy backfired on him

17 Jul 2022

Shakthi De Silva

Fealty in the face of collapse: Regime loyalty in times of crisis

5 Jul 2022

Thimal Gajadeera

Batting for a cause: On cricket and protests

9 Jun 2022

Rajni Gamage

Crisis in Sri Lanka and shifts in elite politics

5 Jun 2022

කලණ සමරසිංහ

අර්බුද කාලේ – හිතුමතේ ජීවිතේ

30 May 2022