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Dr Wilfred S. E. Perera: Tutor & Guide Extraordinary … & Reaching 90-by Sudheera Uduwela Source:Thuppahis Sudheera Uduwela, in Daily News in 2013  …. now sent to Thuppahi by LK Hettiarachchi …. while the title is a Thuppahi Intervention Professor Wilfred S.E. Perera, our beloved guru and mentor and a leading light in the field of maternal and gynaecological care in Sri Lanka for well over four decades, celebrated his 90th birthday on June 15. The humble and unpretentious great man did so amongst his close-knit family, friends and grateful students, who cherish the privilege of being tutored by an extraordinary man of knowledge, talent, kindness and humility. The Prof had his primary education at St. Aloysius College, Galle. Both his parents were teachers and the ethics of hard work and discipline were instilled early in him and his siblings. His dedication for learning was such that, as he later recalled, when home lights were ...