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

Anura C. Perera
Born (1947-06-18) June 18, 1947 (age 76)
Other namesAnura Chandra Perera
EducationNalanda College, Colombo
Occupations
  • Author
  • publisher
Known forAuthor, astronomer

Early life edit

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.[4]

Career edit

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

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  • "මාව වෙනස් කළේ සූර්යග්‍රහණයක් තාරකා විද්‍යාඥ අනුර සී. පෙරේරා". Dinamina. 2014-06-19. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11.