Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA @ 75

CEYLON TO SRI LANKA: A Journey in Nationhood

Date/Time: Thursday, 16 February | 3pm UK | 8.30pm Sri Lanka

This special commemorative lecture will reflect on the emergence of Sri Lanka from a British colony to an independent nation.

SPEAKER: Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (@CBKsrilanka) is former President & Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, and Chairperson, South Asia Policy & Research Institute, Colombo. 

DISCUSSANT: Dr Rajesh Venugopal (@rajeshvenugopal) is Associate Professor in the Department of International Development, LSE, and author of Nationalism, Development & Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka (2018). 

CHAIR: Alnoor Bhimani (@AlnoorBhimani) is Director, LSE South Asia Centre, and Professor of Management Accounting at LSE. 

Please click here to watch a recording of the event.