Deshamanya

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Second-highest national honour of Sri Lanka

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::summary Second-highest national honour of Sri Lanka ::

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FieldValue
nameDeshamanya
දේශමාන්‍ය
தேசமான்ய
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
higherSri Lankabhimanya
lowerDeshabandhu
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Deshamanya (; ; "Pride of the Nation") is the second-highest national honour of Sri Lanka awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka as a civil honour. It is awarded for "highly meritorious service", and is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the recipient's name.

Recipients

;1986

;1987

;1988

;1989

;1990

;1991

;1992

;1993

;1994

;1996

;1998

;2005

;2007

;2008

;2017

;2019

;2025

  • Amesh Kavisha Selvaraj
  • Sanjaya Bandara – Social Service
  • Nilusha Sadamal Weerapura

web |url=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2019/08/19/president-honours-outstanding-citizens-at-national-awards-ceremony/ |title = President honours outstanding citizens at National Awards ceremony}}

References

References

  1. Gunawardena, Charles A.. (2005). "Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka". Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
  2. "National Awards". [[President of Sri Lanka]] Secretariat.
  3. (21 March 2017). "National Honours – 2017". [[The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)]].

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