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This article is about Sri Lankan national civilian decoration. For the Indian politician and independence activist who is entitled as "Deshbandhu", see Chittaranjan Das.
Deshabandu
දේශබන්දු
தேசபந்து
Awarded by

The Government of Sri Lanka
Type Title of honor/ Order of merit
EligibilitySri Lankan citizens
CriteriaHighly notable service to the nation
StatusCurrently constituted
Statistics
First induction1986
Last induction2019
Precedence
Next (higher) Deshamanya
Next (lower) Veera Chudamani


Deshabandu ( Sinhala: දේශබන්දු, romanized: dēśabandu; Tamil: தேசபந்து, romanized: Tēcapantu, lit. 'Patriot') is the third highest national honour awarded in Sri Lanka. It is awarded "for meritorious service". [1] 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. [2] It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name.

Deshabandu 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

[3]

References

  • "National Awards". Presidential Secretariat. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  1. ^ Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254. ISBN  9781932705485.
  2. ^ "LAUGFS Group Chairman receives 'Deshabandu' National Honour". Daily FT. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. ^ "President honours outstanding citizens at National Awards ceremony". 19 August 2019.

External links

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Deshabandu&oldid=1215119849"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Sri Lankan national civilian decoration. For the Indian politician and independence activist who is entitled as "Deshbandhu", see Chittaranjan Das.
Deshabandu
දේශබන්දු
தேசபந்து
Awarded by

The Government of Sri Lanka
Type Title of honor/ Order of merit
EligibilitySri Lankan citizens
CriteriaHighly notable service to the nation
StatusCurrently constituted
Statistics
First induction1986
Last induction2019
Precedence
Next (higher) Deshamanya
Next (lower) Veera Chudamani


Deshabandu ( Sinhala: දේශබන්දු, romanized: dēśabandu; Tamil: தேசபந்து, romanized: Tēcapantu, lit. 'Patriot') is the third highest national honour awarded in Sri Lanka. It is awarded "for meritorious service". [1] 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. [2] It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name.

Deshabandu 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

[3]

References

  • "National Awards". Presidential Secretariat. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  1. ^ Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254. ISBN  9781932705485.
  2. ^ "LAUGFS Group Chairman receives 'Deshabandu' National Honour". Daily FT. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. ^ "President honours outstanding citizens at National Awards ceremony". 19 August 2019.

External links

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Deshabandu&oldid=1215119849"

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