Sirimal Wijesinghe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sirimal Wijesinghe

Sri Lankan journalist, author, filmmaker, critic and activist

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1963

Place of Birth: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Profession: politician, journalist, film director

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sirimal Wijesinghe is a Sri Lankan author, political analyst, film director, journalist, alternative intellectual, and leader of the Poor People's Party in Sri Lanka.
critic and activist.
He is the founding editor of the controversial Sinhala youth magazine, Paradisaya.
He is one of the pioneers of the new wave of Colombo-based young political and cultural analysts who emerged in the decade of 1980, particularly after the advent of the open economic system.
Wijesinghe's contribution in various fields, ranging from politics to arts, has been considered experimental as well as path-breaking.