Public Relations Representative, Writer
Class of 2026
Vinod is a sophomore majoring in Political Science with a concentration in Comparative Politics and International Relations. He is interested in having a career within the Legal field. When free, Vinod loves spending time with family and friends, traveling, cycling, and swimming. On campus, he is also a Contributing Writer for The Statesman, Stony Brook’s official newspaper.
Publications:
Staying Politically Informed in the Age of Partisan Media: News Literacy Week 2023
by Vinod Kripalani, January 21, 2023
How the Rajapaksa Administration’s Poor Trade, Fiscal, and Monetary Policies Led Sri Lanka Into a Severe Economic Crisis
by Vinod Kripalani, October 4, 2022 The recent Sri Lankan crisis is one of the biggest corruption scandals in the world with the Rajapaksa family inappropriately using tax-payers’ money, resulting in a severe economic crisis that caused Sri Lanka to go bankrupt and the general population unable to afford basic necessities (Koop). The Rajapaksas are…
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