Dr. Ananda P. Dasanayake

Professor Ananda P. Dasanayake is a Public Voices Fellow of The Op-Ed Project in partnership with New York University.

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Seven Steps forward for NPP in Sri Lanka

I’m Ananda P. Dasanayake from New York City. I left Sri Lanka in 1987 but…

What Changed our simple societies over time, and where are we heading?

I enthusiastically listened to the 2024 State of the Union address.  Two ideologies were on…

Looking at Sri Lanka while being on a global tour

This semester, I am on sabbatical. Seven years after my last trip to NZ, I…

Sri Lanka Up-Close and Personal

As someone who would like to create the world we want to live in, I…

A look at Sri Lanka from 30,000 feet above on this full moon day

May 5th was Vesak. It is the Day of the Full Moon in the month of…

Easter Sunday Bombings, the Five Precepts, and Sri Lankan Politics

Four years ago, on April 21, 2019, scores of Christian worshippers were bombed in 3…

Protestors and Those Who Plan to Suppress Them in Sri Lanka

The government of Sri Lanka published its proposed Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) on 17 March 2023. If…

Did IMF discourage policies that would harm prosperity of Sri Lanka?

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) works to achieve sustainable growth and prosperity for all its…

Borrowing from Peter to Pay Paul: Sri Lanka’s Latest Strategy is Celebrated on the Streets

‘Sri Lanka must pay their outstanding and new loans to various lenders for decades to…

Is Sri Lanka on a rosy path?

Sri Lanka saw the first of three waves of killings of their best and brightest…

A way forward for Sri Lanka?

As I have discussed here before, Sri Lanka is in deep economic and political crisis,…

Who can save Sri Lanka – Part II

Sri Lanka was to hold the local government elections in March 2023. But on February 20,…

Who can save Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka is preparing for the local government elections in March 2023. According to an article…

Non-Independence of Sri Lanka

February 4th of 2023 is the 75th anniversary of Sri Lankan independence. On that day…

If you were a bank, would you lend to these people?

My credit score is pretty good.  I have neglected an occasional medical bill thinking that…