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Deshabandu
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 දේශබන්දු தேசபந்து | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by The Government of Sri Lanka | |
| Type | Title of honor/Order of merit |
| Eligibility | Sri Lankan citizens |
| Criteria | Highly notable service to the nation |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 1986 |
| Last induction | 2019 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Deshamanya |
| Next (lower) | Veera Chudamani |
Deshabandu ranks lower than Deshamanya.
Awardees
Awardees include:
- 1986
- Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne
- Hewa Komanage Dharmadasa
- Norendradas Jayaratnam Wallooppillai
- Daphne Attygalle
- Wimala de Silva
- Arulanandam Yesuadian Samuel Gnanam
- David Edwin Hettiarachchi
- Dhamital Senakumar Jayasundera
- Clara Motwani
- 1987
- Bulathsinhelage Sirisena Cooray
- James Ernest Ivan Corea
- Albert Edirisinghe
- Don Jinadasa Attygalle
- Siva Chinnatamby
- Lena Charlotte Fernando
- Mohamed Thassim Ahamed Furkhan
- Sathischandra Jayasinghe
- Abeysiri Mendis Munasinghe
- Abdul Haleem Sheriffdeen
- Franciskuhettige Gerald Hudson Silva
- Samuel Jeyarajah Stephen
- Victor Garwin Weerawardhana Ratnayake
- Michael Tissera
- Wickremasinghe Wimaladasa
- 1988
- Velu Annamalai
- Mohamed Mohideen Mohamed Abdul Cader
- Nuwarapaksa Hewayalage Keerthiratne
- Sembukuttiarachchige Bertram Silva
- Manicam Sivanathan
- John William Subasinghe
- Noel Wimalasena
- Swarna Ferdinand
- Alec Robertson
- Mirisse Hewage Gunadasa Siriwardena
- Julian Bolling
- Kosgamage Thilaka Dhammika Jinadasa
- 1989
- Palita Edward Dias Wijesiri Jayavardhana Karunaratna Weeraman
- Bogoda Appuhamilage Premaratne
- Callistus Reginald Seimon
- Sita Seneviratne
- Don Piyadasa Jayasinghe
- Gardi Punchi Hewage Karunaratne
- Jezima Ismail
- Joyce Selina Abeywardana Goonasekera
- Edith Marguerite Grace Fernando
- 1990
- Bomullage Dilipkumar Dharmasena
- John Arthur Ameratunge
- Carl Sepala Illangakoon
- Bertram Russell Heyn
- Victor Hettigoda
- Sangarapully Sellamuttu
- Surath Wickramasinghe
- Ayisha Rauf
- Eric Suriyasena
- Mohamed Sadique Gaffoor
- Surendra Ramachandran
- Albert Athisayaratnam Page
- Kaluthanthirige Nandasena Perera
- 1991
- Nihal Wilfred Karunaratne
- Abdul Raheman Mohamed Hathy
- Ajith Mahendra de Silva Jayaratne
- Jivaka Lalith Bhupendra Kotalawala
- Lankalalama Arunasiri Adithiya
- 1992
- Theva Anugriham Buell
- Deepika Chanmugam
- Kanitha Kumar Lal Devapura
- Kombala Vithanage Damayanthi Darsha
- Sriyantha Subashan Abeysekara Dissanayake
- Balapuwaduge Rohan Duleep Mendis
- Amugoda Arachchige Dayananda Gunawardena
- Karunaratne Jayasuriya
- Chevalier Andrew Kariyawasam
- Kuruppu Arachchilage Karunaratne
- Sinhalage Buddhi Keerthisena
- Mohotti Arachchilage Sriyani Kulawansa
- Muthumuni Roy Quintus de Silva
- Ethel Violet Rajapakse
- George Wilfred Rajapakse
- Ranasinghe Arachchige Saranapala Perera Ranasinghe
- Joseph Francis Antony Soza
- Peremartne Weerakoon
- Lihini Imala Weerasooriya
- 1993
- Bernard Alfred Botejue
- Reginald Sebastian Rodrigo Candappa
- Arjun Rishya Fernando
- Sirisumana Godage
- Nahammal Kasipillai
- Mas Dharma Kitchilan
- Pathirannahelage Nimal Pathirana
- Veeyanna Theyna Vaana Deivanayagam Pillai
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- 1994
- Abdul Wahab Mohamed Ameer
- Mohamed Rushdi Uvais
- George Lawrence Andrew Ondaatjie
- Sohli Edelji Captain
- Wilbert Kaggodaarachchi
- Tikiri Banda Madugalla
- Aelian Alwis Cohomban Wickrama Jayasekera
- Hevatantrige Patrick George Ernest Peiris
- Percival Upajiva Ratnatunga
- Weliwitigoda Ariyadasa Wimaladharma
- Don Piyadasa Wijenarayana
- Alfred Samaraweera
- 1996
- Aravinda de Silva
- Roshan Mahanama
- Hashan Tillakaratne
- Asanka Gurusinha
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Pramodya Wickramasinghe
- Muttiah Muralitharan
- Romesh Kaluwitharana
- Chaminda Vaas
- Kumar Dharmasena
- Marvan Atapattu
- Ravindra Pushpakumara
- Upul Chandana
- 1998
- Primus Tillekeratne de Silva
- Ananda Daivin Soysa
- Rajadurai Sellaiah Thanabalasundaram
- Adhikari Mudiyanselage Dharmasena
- Nowfel S Jabir
- Rajapakse Pathirannehelage Jayaratne Pathirana
- Sunna Deniyage Gunadasa
- Seekkubaduge Wilbert Silva
- Mapatunage James Perera
- Minuwanpitiyage Darmasiri Dayananda Pieris
- Thambimuttu Duraisingam
- Muhammed Abdul Hameed Muhammed Hussain
- Merangne Gaulis Mendis
- Chasnyn Musafer
- BalaupasakageYasodis Thudawe
- Lady Puvaneshwari Vaithianathan
- Kolamba Patabendige Tissaweera Siriwardana Jinasena
- 2005
- A. E. T. Ellawala
- A. L. M. Abusali
- Arumadura Nandasena Silva Kulasinghe
- Christopher Gunapala Uragoda
- D. P. Wickremasinghe
- Diyanath Samarasinghe
- Harold Herath
- Indradasa Hettiarachchi
- Jinadasa Guruge
- Joe Abeywickrama
- K. P. Silva
- Kapila Gunawardena
- Kirthi Tennakoon
- Lakshman de Mel
- Lionel Fernando
- Lyn de Alwis
- Macky Hashim
- N Navaratnarajah
- Olcott Gunasekera
- Osmund Jayaratne
- Don Chandraprema Patrick Amarasinghe
- Ranjith Athapattu
- Reginald George Bernard Forbes
- S. D. R. Jayaratne
- Siran U. Deraniyagala
- Saddhamangala Karunaratne
- Senaka Dias Bandaranayake
- Stanley Kirinde
- Sivaramalingam Anandacoomaraswamy
- Suriya Wickremasinghe
- Swarana Jayaweera
- Tilak de Soysa
- Tissa Abeysekara
- Tony Ranasinghe
- Tuley de Silva
- Vajira Chithrasena
- Vivendra Lintotawela
- M. A. Careem
- 2017
- Deivanayagam Eassuwaren
- Lakshman Lucian de Silva Weerasena
- Leslie Shelton Devendra
- Mahinkande Gamladdalage Kularatne
- Susanthika Jayasinghe
- Ranjan Madugalle
- Shanthilal Nilkanth Wickremesinghe
- Thommadura Pabilis Silva
- Wegapitiya Kattadiyalage Hemachandra Wegapitiya
- Ahamed Rizvi Mohamed Rifkhan
- Sivanalagu Balakrishnan
- 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
References
- "National Awards". Presidential Secretariat. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254. ISBN 9781932705485.
- ^ "LAUGFS Group Chairman receives 'Deshabandu' National Honour". Daily FT. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "President honours outstanding citizens at National Awards ceremony". 19 August 2019.