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Krisantha Sri Bhaggiyadatta was born in Sri Lanka in 1954 and is a writer based in Toronto.
His work, spanning poetry and journalism, examines the intersections of economics, race, and class, and traces the historical and cultural connections linking Sri Lanka with the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Krisantha has published two books on poetry, and his writings have been featured in numerous anthologies.
He coordinated the Labour Council of Metropolitan Toronto’s (now Toronto and York Region Labour Council) Developing Strategies against Racism in the Workplace, 1985, which brought together Black, Chinese, and South Asian trade unionists. Krisantha has organized support for struggles against racism in the workplace, such as the Ad Hoc Committee for Wei Fu’s Complaint.
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Created by Alston So, March 2026.