The Sri Lanka Thilaka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා තිලක) is a non-titular national honour of Sri Lanka awarded "for service to the nation".[1] Sri Lanka Thilaka ranks lower than Kala Suri.
Awardees
Awardees include:
- 1998
- H. K. Hettiarachchi [2]
- D. C. M. Piyatilake
- T. A. Sirisena
- K. Arnis
- Karunapala Aprakke
- Piyadasa Wickramanayake
- K. S. Jayasena
- G. Liyanage David
- M. R. T. Karunaratne
- Kuragala Pinsara
- W. Jayathilaka
- Edmund Opanayake
- G. S. B. Senanayake
- U. M. Haniffa (Maruthoor Ghani)
- S. V. P. Tikiri Panikkiya
- Sunil Premadasa
- 2005
- Nayanatara Gitani Fonseka [3]
- Rohana Upendra Kuruppu
- T. M. Priyantha Nimal de Silva
- V. A. Thirugnanasuntharam
- 2017 [4]
- Adagamage Pandula Adagama
- Hema Bandara Jayasinghe
References
- ^ Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254.
- ^ "Deshamanya for 14 Lankans". Sundaytimes. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "National Honours Part 2" (PDF). Government Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170319/news/national-honours-after-12-years-233395.html 2017 National Honour Awardees
External links
