Veera Prathapa

The Veera Prathapa (Sinhala: වීර ප්‍රතාප) is a non titular national honour of Sri Lanka awarded "for acts of bravery of the highest order".[1] Veera Prathapa ranks lower than Sri Lanka Thilaka.

Awardees

Awardees include:

1998
  • Cprl. R. P. R. Wickramapala[2]
  • O. R. A. K. Perera
  • Amithapala Weerasinghe
2017[3]
  • Aluth Gedara Ranjith Amarajeewa
  • Rankoth Gedara Shanaka Prasad Kumara

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. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170319/news/national-honours-after-12-years-233395.html 2017 National Honour Awardees


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