Sri Lanka Thilaka Explained

The Sri Lanka Thilaka (si|ශ්‍රී ලංකා තිලක) is a non-titular national honour of Sri Lanka awarded "for service to the nation".^[1] Sri Lanka Thilaka ranks lower than Kala Suri.

Awardees

Awardees include:

1998

• H. K. Hettiarachchi ^[2]
• D. C. M. Piyatilake
• T. A. Sirisena
• K. Arnis
• Karunapala Aprakke
• Piyadasa Wickramanayake
• K. S. Jayasena
• G. Liyanage David
• M. R. T. Karunaratne
• Kuragala Pinsara
• W. Jayathilaka
• Edmund Opanayake
• G. S. B. Senanayake
• U. M. Haniffa (Maruthoor Ghani)
• S. V. P. Tikiri Panikkiya
• Sunil Premadasa

2005

• Nayanatara Gitani Fonseka ^[3]
• Rohana Upendra Kuruppu
• T. M. Priyantha Nimal de Silva
• V. A. Thirugnanasuntharam

2017 ^[4]

• Adagamage Pandula Adagama
• Hema Bandara Jayasinghe

Notes and References

1. Book: Gunawardena, Charles A.. Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. 2005. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 254.
2. Web site: Deshamanya for 14 Lankans. Sundaytimes. 10 July 2013.
3. Web site: National Honours Part 2. Government Press. 10 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141230234817/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2005/pdf/Nov/1418-8/1418-8e/2.pdf. 30 December 2014.
4. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170319/news/national-honours-after-12-years-233395.html 2017 National Honour Awardees