Mithun is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature with honors at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of six. His voracious literary appetite has fed his interests in politics, music, world literature and science. Mithun enjoys engaging in volunteer work around the D.C.-Metro area to immerse himself in the cultural and economic diversity that forms his community.