Birth Date: | 1958 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sri Lanka, Colombo, |
Spouse: | Latha Jayawardhena] |
Children: | 1 |
Occupation: | Journalist, Editor-in-Chief |
Employer: | Rajina Women's Weekly, Lakbima Newspapers Limited |
Thilak Senasinghe is an explorer and research enthusiast of famous mythical beliefs of Sri Lankan culture. He tries to unearth the deep inherent scientific truth embedded in the delusional beliefs and blind faith that have crept into the popular Buddhism of Sri Lanka.
He has published several books, essays and newspaper articles in Sinhala about the psychological facet of the deeply rooted mythical practices in Sri Lanka such as devil possessions, evil spirits, witchcraft, exorcism, sorcery, curses, spells and charms and various other issues connected with occult practices in Sri Lanka.
A journalist by profession, Senasinghe is the editor of the women's weekly, “RAJINA”, a publication of Lakbima Newspapers Ltd, Sri Lanka. He was elected to the Executive Committee of the Sri Lanka Press Association for 2018/19.[1]