Translating the aftermath of a national tragedy means handling grief, resilience, and survival rather than just academic terms - a profound weight carried during the Sinhala co-translation of After the Waves - The Impact of Tsunami on Women in Sri Lanka with Sepala Wijesekara, where maintaining rigorous sociological analysis had to be carefully balanced with honoring the deeply vulnerable narratives of Sri Lankan women whose gender-specific struggles during disaster recovery are too often overlooked.

It was not merely an exercise in substituting English words with Sinhala ones; it was a dive into deep, systemic issues surrounding gender, power, and social structures. [...] Translating a book about turning social dangers into opportunities teaches you that language is never neutral. It is a bridge that makes essential, transformative ideas accessible to the local consciousness.