Dr. R.O.B Wijesekera, The Man Who Changed The Direction Of My Life, My Mentor And My Best Friend

Abstract

I came to know Dr. Wijesekera in 1971 when he recruited me as a technical assistant to his Natural products laboratory at CISIR (Ceylon Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research). I was just out of high school, with a passion for mathematics and engineering. Dr. Wijesekera took a leap of faith with me and introduced me to advanced chemistry.