Born in Colombo in 1984, Udara Soysa was educated at Royal College, Sri Lanka, and the United States . (He is studying his undergraduate degree in International Relations at Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia). Since 1998, he has volunteered for countless organizations and programs including UNAIDS, UNICEF, International Education and Resources Network, Rights for Women’s Education – Afghanistan, ACT- India and Idea International- Nepal .

He also plays leadership roles in International activities facilitating in Canadian Housing Program, coordinating World Summit in Information System – South Asia, Young Social Reformers- Pakistan and Oglethorpe Rotaract – Atlanta .

Udara is the author of numerous news and features articles on Sri Lankan and South Asian political, economical and social developments. He had also covered human rights abuses in Northeastern Sri Lanka and Afghanistan .

On March 6, 2006 Wasteland Publications (KY, USA ) published Udara’s first non-fiction publication “The Lost Cause”. The Sri Lankan edition will be also available within upcoming months.

He had also travel across numerous countries including Russia, Germany, United Arab Emirates, United States, India and Pakistan . Udara is also specialized in web programming and web designing.