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:

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

• Sri Lankan honours system

References

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