Her main areas of interest are post-war rehabilitation and development of the affected communities, and challenges faced by women and minorities in particular, in the region. Thulasi has behind her ten years of experience as a reporter, feature writer, contributing to a variety of newspapers and news sites locally and abroad, and is an alumna of the Sri Lanka College of Journalism, as well as the Asian College of Journalism (India). She has found that she is now the only journalist based in this former war zone (Tamil areas of Northern Sri Lanka), and reports to the English press on a regular basis. She greatly anticipates her time on the fellowship as not only will it be her first time in the UK but she hopes that it will be an enlightening and productive experience. On top of this, Thulasi looks forward to networking with similarly passionate journalists from across the South Asian region.