The Vidya Jyothi (Sinhala: විද්යාජෝති; Tamil: வித்யா ஜோதி, romanized: 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
editAwardees include:[2]
- 1986
- Geoffrey Manning Bawa
- Arthur Charles Clarke
- Suntheralingam Gnanalingam
- Arumadura Nandasena Silva Kulasinghe
- Arumugam Wisvalingam Mailvaganam
- Christopher Rajindra Panabokke
- E.O. Eustace Pereira
- 1987
- 1988
- Phillip Reyvatha Wijewardene
- Kanapathypillai Yoheswaran
- Nandrani Swarnamitta de Zoysa
- 1989
- Ratna Sabapathy Cooke
- 1990
- Cyril Andrew Ponnamperuma
- Kotti Rambukkana Mahawahalla Anthony Don Michael
- Mohamed Uvais Siddeek Sultanbawa
- 1991
- Hapugoda Rankotge Premaratne
- Raja Hemapala de Silva
- 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
- 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
- A. D. S. Gunawardena
- Colvin Gunaratne
- Damian Nobert Lakshman Alwis
- Damitha Ramanayake
- Dayantha Sepala Wijesekera
- E. W. Marasinghe
- Eric H. Karunanayake
- Janaka de Silva
- Lalitha Mendis
- Mohan Jayatilake
- S. Mahalingam
- S. Mohanadas
- Wijaya Godakumbura
- 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
References
edit- ^ Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254. ISBN 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
- ^ President confers ‘National Honours’ on 70 distinguished personalities. Daily News (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 20 August 2019.
- ^ President confers ‘National Honours’ on 70 distinguished personalities National Awards. Guruwaraya (Sri Lanka)
- ^ Prof. Arjuna P de Silva for being conferred with Vidya Jyothi Honours. The Old Boys’ Association, S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka.
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