Education as the Engine of Antifragile Societies

Photo courtesy of ADB In 1833 when the Colebrooke-Cameron reforms introduced constitutional governance to Ceylon, they inadvertently triggered a profound social transformation. While governance remained under a powerful governor appointed by the British Crown, it created something revolutionary: the first pathways for people to transcend the rigid caste hierarchies that had defined social possibilities for millennia. For the first time, education and merit could elevate individuals beyond the circumstances of their birth. This opportunity did not just change individual lives; it fundamentally shifted cultural values across the island. Education transformed from a privilege of the elite into the highest aspiration…

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