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Anura C. Perera | |
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| Born | June 18, 1947 |
| Other names | Anura Chandra Perera |
| Education | Nalanda College, Colombo |
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| Known for | Author, astronomer |
Anura C. Perera (born 18 June 1947) is a Sri Lankan science writer and astronomer. [1] [2] [3] He resides in the United States.
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]
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 ]
Anura Tennekoon also spelt as Anura Tennakoon is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He was educated at the S. Thomas' College in Mount Lavinia.
The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage.
Ajith Chrysantha Stephen Perera, JP, CChem., FRSC was a Chartered Chemist by profession, a scholar, a former senior manager in industry, a qualified training instructor, also a former test-match-panel cricket umpire.
Habarakadage Alosius Perera, popularly as H. A. Perera, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre, and television. He is considered one of five actors who have dominated the Sri Lankan Stage by critics.
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Deshabandu Tissa Ananda Abeysekara was a Sri Lankan filmmaker, actor, writer, director, screen playwright and political activist. He is better known as a script writer for the cinema as well as a film director. In 1996, his book Bringing Tony Home won the prestigious Gratiaen Prize for the new creative writing in English. He was the chief coordinator of FOSWAL in Sri Lanka and honoured awardee of SAARC Literary Award.
Upali Tissa Vitharana is a Sri Lankan politician, former Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister. He is the current leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), and is serving as Governor of North Central Province.
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Vicumpriya Perera is a Sri Lankan born mathematician, lyricist, poet and music producer. He has published three books of Sinhala poetry, Mekunu Satahan in 2001, Paa Satahan in 2013, and Mawbime Suwandha in 2023. He has written over 200 songs and has produced eleven Sinhala song albums. He currently works as a mathematics professor in Ohio, US.
B. J. C. Perera is a Sri Lankan pediatrician. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Sri Lanka Journal of Bio-Medical Informatics.
Cyril C. Perera was a Sri Lankan author of Sinhala literature who was well known for his translations of world literature into Sinhalese. His translations included novels, short stories, poems, stage plays, and children's literature.
Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 16 November 2019. Incumbent president Maithripala Sirisena did not run for a second term. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, was the candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and was endorsed by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Sajith Premadasa, son of former president Ranasinghe Premadasa and deputy leader of the United National Party was the candidate of the ruling party.
Bernard Soysa was a Sri Lankan politician.
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The National People's Power (NPP), or Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB), is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. It was established in 2019 by Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.
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