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The long road to educating Sri Lanka’s Bhikkhunis

A robe without recognition: by Anushka Kahandagamage Education is the right of every child. Yet somewhere between childhood and the robe, that right becomes precarious for many Buddhist women in Sri…

  • Sri Lanka's Bhikkhunis face centuries of institutional discrimination.
  • Struggle extends beyond right to learn, rooted in monastic tradition.
  • Examines challenges and societal implications of educational equality.

Waiting for Godot

Tuesday 1st September, 2026 Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala recently claimed that efforts to bring back former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, a citizen of Singapore, wanted in…

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