Anura C. Perera

Anura C. Perera
Born (1947-06-18) June 18, 1947
Colombo Sri Lanka
Nationality Sri Lankan
Other names Anura Chandra Perera
Education Nalanda College, Colombo
Occupation Author / publisher
Known for Author, Astronomer
Religion Buddhist

Anura C. Perera (born 18 June 1947) is a Sri Lankan science writer and astronomer.[1][2][3] He resides in the United States.

Early life

Perera was born in Colombo to parents Aleck Fedrick Perera and Dona Charlet Benaragama. He was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo. He has an elder sister Indrani and younger brother Suraj.

Career

He was deputy editor of Sri Lanka's first science magazine, Vidumina. In 1971 he was awarded the Science award for his book Sun & Planets.

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