Sri Lankan universities

Triggering Change: The Tragedy of Ragging and Sri Lanka’s Urgent Need for Reform

On April 29, 2025, Charith Dilshan, a 23 year old second year engineering student at Sabaragamuwa University, died by suicide. His death was not accidental. It was not random. It was the result of sustained humiliation and psychological torment allegedly at the hands of senior students in the name of a so-called “tradition” known all Triggering Change: The Tragedy of Ragging and Sri Lanka’s Urgent Need for Reform