Deshabandhu

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Third highest national honour in Sri Lanka

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::summary Third highest national honour in Sri Lanka ::

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FieldValue
nameDeshabandhu
දේශබන්ධු
தேசபந்து
awarded_by
[[File:Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg30px]]
The Government of Sri Lanka
typeTitle of honor/Order of merit
eligibilitySri Lankan citizens
criteriaHighly notable service to the nation
statusCurrently constituted
classes
first_induction1986
last_induction2019
higherDeshamanya
lowerVeera Chudamani
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Deshabandhu (; ) is the third highest national honour awarded in Sri Lanka. It is awarded "for meritorious service". The title is held by no more than 150 living holders at any time. It is conferred with a citation and a silver medal with a symbol of a peacock. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name.

Deshabandhu ranks lower than Deshamanya.

Awardees

Awardees include:

;1986

;1987

;1988

;1989

;1990

;1991

;1992

;1993

;1994

;1996

;1998

;2005

;2017

;2019

  • M.R. Latiff
  • Edwin Ariyadasa
  • Sugath Thilakaratne
  • Professor Wimal Dissanayake
  • Anura Punchi Bandara Tennakoon
  • Anslem Boniface Perera
  • Professor Raja Sarath Bandara
  • Professor Lakshman Dissanayake
  • Professor Shirajini Niriella
  • Professor Nimal Herath Sadaratne
  • Jerome L. de Silva
  • Augustin Roshan

References

References

  1. Gunawardena, Charles A.. (2005). "Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka". Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
  2. "LAUGFS Group Chairman receives 'Deshabandu' National Honour".
  3. (19 August 2019). "President honours outstanding citizens at National Awards ceremony".

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