Kamanthi Wickramasinghe has completed a BSc in Psychology from the Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA, a Postgraduate Diploma from Manorama School of Mass Communication, Kerala and a MA in Mass Communication from University of Kelaniya. She has received many local and international awards and recognition including the Denzil Pieris Young Reporter Award 2015 and Michael Konig Young Journalist Bursary at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, 2017.