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Amita Arudpragasam

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Portfolio

DateTitleOrganisationType
ongoing Climate Crisis in Post-Conflict Sri LankaIndependentDocumentary Film
2020 – ongoinghttps://www.learningtamil.comIndependentEducational Platform
01.04.2025Women bear the brunt of extreme heat in Sri Lanka’s war-torn NorthHimal SouthasianArticle
19.02.2025What is the future of US-Russia economic relations?BBC Sounds / Business MattersGuest
Speaker
17.02.2025Business Today: Sri Lanka unveils first budget under new presidentBBC News / Business TodayInterview
08.02.2025Climate Crossroads: The Imperative to ActGalle Literary FestivalPanel Moderation
07.02.2025Connecting Cultures: The Art of Literary TranslationGalle Literary FestivalPanel Moderation
25.12.2024How a 2004 tsunami led to the deadliest train wreck in history in Sri LankaABC NewsInterview
15.12.2024The Wounds of war: Clearing land mines in Sri LankaDeutsche WelleInterview
15.10.2024Anura Dissanayake’s historic ascent signals the arrival of changeFrontline / The HinduArticle
24.09.2024What Next in Sri Lanka After Leftward Shift in President Polls?The AIDEMInterview
23.09.2024Sri Lanka’s new president Dissanayake promises changeABC News / The WorldInterview
19.09.2024 As Sri Lanka Heads to the Polls, Economy Takes Center StageForeign PolicyArticle
17.09.2024Sri Lanka’s economic prospects ahead of this weekend’s electionsBBC News / Business MattersRadio Discussion
03.09.2024Climate change brings a new emergency to the Tamil Homeland in Sri LankaHimal SouthasianArticle
26.01.2024The Key to Sri Lanka’s RevivalNewsfirst Sri Lanka: People’s PlatformInterview
15.05.2023 Patronage politics and the economic crisis in Sri Lanka’s North and EastHimal SouthasianArticle
08.03.2023Women’s Rights in Sri LankaNewsfirst Sri Lanka: Face the NationPanel Discussion
02.10.2022Rebuilding Sri Lanka: Reforms or RevolutionSAPANPanel Discussion
06.08.2022 Labour Market Reforms for More Inclusive GrowthAdvocataPanel Moderation
15.07.2022If Rajapaksa’s Party Picks Wickremesinghe as New President, Sri Lanka Crisis Will Get a Lot WorseThe WireInterview
13.07.2022Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives, protesters storm prime minister’s officeABC News / The WorldInterview
13.07.2022Sri Lanka cabinet to make way for unity govt amid political and economic meltdownABC News / The WorldInterview
08.07.2022At the doors of the IMF: Economic reforms in Sri Lanka and PakistanHimal SouthasianPanel Discussion
02.07.2022Sri Lanka Economic CrisisBBC World ServiceInterview
22.05.2022Sri Lanka—failed stateABC / Rear VisionRadio Discussion
06.05.2022No relief in sight as Sri Lanka’s economic crisis deepensABC News / The WorldInterview
21.04.2022Sri Lanka’s Economy on Life Support: Causes, Lessons, and SolutionsTadLab / Policy RoundtablePanel Discussion
17.03.2022Calls for Sri Lanka’s president to stand down over the country’s economic woesABC News / The WorldInterview
28.02.2022The global debt crisisBBC News / The Real StoryRadio Discussion
11.01.2022Sri Lanka’s debt to China adds to economic crisisABC News / The WorldInterview
11.07.2022Rajapaksa to resign: What next for Sri Lanka’s economy?BBC News / World Business ReportRadio interview
23.06.2022How to improve Women’s access to the WorkforceDaily FTArticle
06.06.2022Sri Lanka is being held Hostage by its PresidentNovara MediaArticle
20.05.2022Why Sri Lankan Women aren’t joining the WorkforceDaily FTArticle
12.05.2022Sri Lankans have had enoughVox / Today, ExplainedPodcast interview
06.05.2022Sri Lanka needs more Women in the WorkforceDaily FTArticle
28.04.2022How the Rajapaksas destroyed Sri Lanka’s EconomyForeign PolicyArticle
14.04.2022Drawing Strength from Solidarity, Sri Lankans refuse to bear more IndignitiesThe WireArticle
27.09.2021How to End Sri Lanka’s Food CrisisForeign PolicyArticle
30.08.2021Hit (on) and Run: The Hazards of being Female in Sri LankaRoar MediaArticle
01.10.2020Match MadeCaravanArticle
20.10.2020Marriage at any CostMediumArticle
14.08.2020Rajapaksa RuleForeign PolicyArticle
21.07.2020For Sri Lankan Refugees, a Free and Fair Australia is a MythForeign PolicyArticle
27.11.2019The Rajapaksas will Ruin Sri Lanka’s EconomyForeign PolicyArticle
30.12.2018Sri Lankan Crisis: Political… to Financial?The Sunday TimesArticle
21.09.2018Menstrual Hygiene, a Necessity not a LuxuryColombo TelegraphArticle
16.09.2018Aadhaar: The Potential and Limitations of India’s Digital IDHarvard Ash Center Article
25.07.2018Democracy: Why Bother?Kennedy School Review Article
02.03.2015Sri Lanka: Domestic Workers and Civil Society – “In Sight but out of Mind”Verité ResearchArticle
2016-2017The APRC: Spiriting Away the Constitution – A film on Constitution MakingIndependentDocumentary Film
03.08.2013The APRC: A Forgotten ResolutionGroundviewsArticle
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