Charani Patabendige

Charani LCM Patabendige is the Acting Research Analyst and Research Assistant at the Institute of National Security Studies, Ministry of Defence. Charani earned the only distinction by topping her batch in the Masters in Conflict and Peace Studies (2022–2023) achieving the Gold Medal for Outstanding Academic Excellence from the University of Colombo. She also holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree with a second class from General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University and a Distinction in the Advanced Diploma in Transitional Justice from the Bandaranaike Center for International Studies. She has also completed her Attorneys at Law examinations and is about to take oaths. She is a Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies alumna, Washington DC. *Opinions expressed are her own and do not reflect any institute or ministry.