Nationality Sri Lankan Religion Buddhist Other names Anura Chandra Perera Name Anura Perera | Occupation Author / publisher Known for Author, Astronomer | |
Anura C. Perera (born 18 June 1947) is a Sri Lankan science writer and astronomer. He resides in the United States.
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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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