Vidya Jyothi Explained
The Vidya Jyothi (Sinhala; Sinhalese: විද්යාජෝති; Tamil: வித்யா ஜோதி|translit=Vityā Jōti) 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:[2]
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
- Hapugoda Rankotge Premaratne
- Raja Hemapala de Silva
- 1992
- 1993
- Karannagoda Kankanamalage Yasaratne Wijayasundara Perera
- Herathmudiyanselage Herbert Ratnayake Samarasinghe
- Rezvi Sheriff
- Welapura Naidelage Gemunu Silva
- 1994
- Shelton Aloysius Cabraal
- Cecil Ashley de Vos
- Stella Gertrude de Silva
- 1998
- D. P. Anura Fernando
- C. B. Dissanayake
- M. A. Careem
- J. B. Peiris
- Diyanath Samarasinghe
- Senaka Dias Bandaranayake
- Arjuna Aluwihare
- V. K. Samaranayake
- R. O. Barnes Wijesekera
- 2005
- 2017 [3]
- Alagiyawanna Mohotti Appuhamillage Nimal Kitsiri Senanayake
- Bandula Wijayarathna
- Colvin Ananda Samarasinghe
- Delpechitracharige Gajabahu Harendra de Silva
- De Silva T. K. Nimal Padmasena
- Errol Radcliffe Jansz
- Lal Gotabhaya Chandrasena
- Mahamendige Wilfred Joseph Gerard Mendis
- Moderage Marian Rohan Waas Jayasekara
- Sarath Wimalabandara Kotagama
- Upali Tissa Vitarana
- 2018
- Arjuna de Silva
- Don Dilshan Abeywardane[4] [5] [6]
- Bandula Wijesiriwardena
- Asita de Silva
- Prasad Katulanda
- Vajira Dissanayake
- Mandika Wijeyaratne
Notes and References
- Book: Gunawardena, Charles A.. Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. 2005. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 254. 9781932705485.
- http://www.presidentsoffice.gov.lk/?page_id=340 List of National Honour Awardess
- http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170319/news/national-honours-after-12-years-233395.html 2017 National Honour Awardees
- https://www.dailynews.lk/2019/08/20/local/194536/president-confers-‘national-honours’-70-distinguished-personalities President confers ‘National Honours’ on 70 distinguished personalities
- https://www.guruwaraya.lk/p/national-awards-tamil.html President confers ‘National Honours’ on 70 distinguished personalities National Awards
- https://www.stcmloba.com/newsroom/news/Congratulations-Prof-Arjuna-P-de-Silva-for-being-conferred-with-Vidya-Jyothi-Honours Prof. Arjuna P de Silva for being conferred with Vidya Jyothi Honours