Vidya Jyothi

The Vidya Jyothi (Sinhala: විද්‍යාජෝති; Tamil: வித்யா ஜோதி, romanized: Vityā Jōti) is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "for outstanding scientific and technological achievements".[1] It is the highest national honour for science in Sri Lanka for outstanding contribution to the development of the country through dedicated work in the chosen field. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name.

Vidya Jyothi ranks lower than Veera Chudamani.

Awardees

Awardees include: [2]

1986
1987
1988
1989
  • Ratna Sabapathy Cooke
1990
1991
  • Hapugoda Rankotge Premaratne
  • Raja Hemapala de Silva
1992
1993
  • Karannagoda Kankanamalage Yasaratne Wijayasundara Perera
  • Herathmudiyanselage Herbert Ratnayake Samarasinghe
  • Rezvi Sheriff
  • Welapura Naidelage Gemunu Silva
1994
  • Shelton Aloysius Cabraal
  • Cecil Ashley de Vos
  • Stella Gertrude de Silva
1998
  • D. P. Anura Fernando
  • C. B. Dissanayake
  • M. A. Careem
  • J. B. Peiris
  • Diyanath Samarasinghe
  • Senaka Dias Bandaranayake
  • Arjuna Aluwihare
  • V. K. Samaranayake
  • R. O. Barnes Wijesekera
2005
  • A. D. S. Gunawardena
  • Colvin Gunaratne
  • Damian Nobert Lakshman Alwis
  • Damitha Ramanayake
  • Dayantha Sepala Wijesekera
  • E. W. Marasinghe
  • Eric H. Karunanayake
  • H. Janaka de Silva
  • Lalitha Mendis
  • Mohan Jayatilake
  • S. Mahalingam
  • S. Mohanadas
  • Wijaya Godakumbura
2017 [3]
  • Alagiyawanna Mohotti Appuhamillage Nimal Kitsiri Senanayake
  • Bandula Wijayarathna
  • Colvin Ananda Samarasinghe
  • Delpechitracharige Gajabahu Harendra de Silva
  • De Silva T. K. Nimal Padmasena
  • Errol Radcliffe Jansz
  • Lal Gotabhaya Chandrasena
  • Mahamendige Wilfred Joseph Gerard Mendis
  • Moderage Marian Rohan Waas Jayasekara
  • Sarath Wimalabandara Kotagama
  • Upali Tissa Vitarana
2018





References
  1. Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254. ISBN 9781932705485.
  2. http://www.presidentsoffice.gov.lk/?page_id=340 List of National Honour Awardess
  3. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170319/news/national-honours-after-12-years-233395.html 2017 National Honour Awardees
  4. President confers ‘National Honours’ on 70 distinguished personalities. Daily News (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 20 August 2019.
  5. President confers ‘National Honours’ on 70 distinguished personalities National Awards. Guruwaraya (Sri Lanka)
  6. Prof. Arjuna P de Silva for being conferred with Vidya Jyothi Honours. The Old Boys’ Association, S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka.
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