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Deshabandu

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Deshabandu
දේශබන්දු
தேசபந்து
Awarded by

The Government of Sri Lanka
TypeTitle 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

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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

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References

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  • "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.
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