Vidya Jyothi
The Vidya Jyothi is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "for outstanding scientific and technological achievements".[1] It is the highest national honour for science in Sri Lanka for outstanding contribution to the development of the country through dedicated work in the chosen field. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Vidya Jyothi ranks lower than Veera Chudamani.
Awardees
Awardees include:
- 1986
- Geoffrey Manning Bawa
- Arthur Charles Clarke
- Suntheralingam Gnanalingam
- Arumadura Nandasena Silva
- Arumugam Wisvalingam Mailvaganam
- Christopher Rajindra Panabokke
- E.O. Eustace Pereira
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- Cyril Andrew Ponnamperuma
- Kotti Rambukkana Mahawahalla Anthony Don Michael
- Mohamed Uvais Siddeek Sultanbawa
- 1991
- 1992
- Beatrice Vivienne de Mel
- Kudatelge Rubert Shelton Peiris
- Sembukuttiarachchilage Roland Silva
- Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe
- 1993
- Karannagoda Kankanamalage Yasaratne Wijayasundara Perera
- Herathmudiyanselage Herbert Ratnayake Samarasinghe
- Rezvi Sheriff
- Welapura Naidelage Gemunu Silva
- 1994
- 1998
- D. P. Anura Fernando[2]
- C. B. Dissanayake[2]
- M. A. Careem[2]
- J. B. Peiris[2]
- Diyanath Samarasinghe[2]
- Senaka Dias Bandaranayake[2]
- Arjuna Aluwihare[2]
- V. K. Samaranayake[2]
- R. O. Barnes Wijesekera[2]
- 2005
- A. D. S. Gunawardena[3]
- Colvin Gunaratne[3]
- Damian Nobert Lakshman Alwis[3]
- Damitha Ramanayake[3]
- Dayantha Sepala Wijesekera[3]
- E. W. Marasinghe[3]
- Eric H. Karunanayake[3]
- Janaka de Silva[3]
- Lalitha Mendis[3]
- Mohan Jayatilake[3]
- S. Mahalingam[3]
- S. Mohanadas[3]
- Wijaya Godakumbura[3]
See also
References
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