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

  1. Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254.
  2. "Deshamanya for 14 Lankans". Sundaytimes. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. "National Honours Part 2" (PDF). Government Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170319/news/national-honours-after-12-years-233395.html 2017 National Honour Awardees


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