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Sri Lanka Sikhamani
The Sri Lanka Sikhamani (Sri Lanka's precious gem si, ශ්රී ලංකා ශිඛාමනී) is a national honour of Sri Lanka "''for service to the nation''". It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Sri Lanka Sikhamani ranks lower than Kala Keerthi. Awardees Awardees include: ;1987 * Malliya Wadu Karunananda * Halpawattage Hector Jeremius Peiris Jayawardene * Hettiarachchige Don Sugathapala ;1988 * Kudasingappulige Harry Christopher Gunawardena * Nagoda Vithanage Franklin Nagaratne ;1989 * Daisy Hemalatha Sugathadasa ;1990 * Mohamad Yoosoof Mohamad Thahir * Jayasinghe Mudalige Juwanis Jayasinghe * T. Somasekaram, Thamotharam Somasekeram * Samarapperuma Mudiyanselage Palitha Samarapperuma * Udaya Gamini Sarath Kumara Nambukara Withana * Eugene Cyril Melanius Waas ;1991 * Anula Menike Udalagama * Percy Tristam Jinendradasa * Wilbert Kaggodaarachchi * Noeyal John Joseph Peiris * Asoka Chandrasoma Wijesurendra ;1992 * Wijesinghe Arach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kala Keerthi
The Kala Keerthi ( si, කලා කීර්ති) is a Sri Lankan Sri Lankan honours system, national honour awarded "''for extraordinary achievements and contributions in arts, culture and drama''". It is the highest national honour for arts, culture and drama in Sri Lanka. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Kala Keerthi ranks lower than Vidya Jyothi. Awardees Awardees include: ;1986 * W. D. Amaradeva, Wannakuwattawaduge Don Amaradeva * Rohan de Saram * Dayananda Ekanatha Hettiarachchi * George Keyt * Lester James Peries ;1987 * Ananda Weihena Palliya Guruge * Prof Nandadasa Kodagoda * Anton Wickremasinghe ;1988 * Prof Thomas Earle Joseph de Fonseka * Dr Punchi Bandara Sannasgala * Varindra Tarzie Vittachi ;1989 * Eileen Siriwardhana * Alankarage Victor Suraweera * Lorna Srimathie Dewaraja * Jinadasa Vijayatunge ;1990 * Miniwandeni Pathirannehelage Tillakaratna * Arumugam Kandiah ;1991 * Wimal Abayasundera * D. B. Nihalsinghe, Diongu Bada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Vandergert
Rodney Clement Austen Vandergert (11 May 1935 – 4 May 2009) was a prominent Sri Lankan diplomat and civil servant, who served as the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka and Chairman of the Public Service Commission. He had served as Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada and Ambassador to People’s Republic of China & Soviet Union. Education Vandergert was educated at the Royal College Colombo where he won the Governor-General's prize. He then pursued higher studies at the University of Ceylon graduating with LLB and qualified as an Advocate of the Supreme Court at the Colombo Law College. Later would gain a master's degree in Law from the New York University, specializing in International Public Law. Diplomatic career In 1960 he was selected to the Ceylon Overseas Service. After joining the Foreign Service he served in several foreign countries that included United States, Pakistan. Within the foreign ministry he served in several capacities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sellappuliyage Lucian Benedict Rosa
Sellappuliyage Lucian Benedict Rosa (better known as SLB Rosa, born February 11, 1944) is a former Sri Lankan long-distance runner. He represented Sri Lanka at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany. He is best known for running barefooted and winning a 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres double at the 1970 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand. His performance in 10,000 metres was also an Asian Games record. At the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1966, he won the bronze medal in both 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. His personal best performance in the 10,000 metres, 29:18.0 minutes, still stands as the Sri Lankan national record since 1975. Born in Kandy, Rosa started his athletic career at Roman Catholic School, Ampitiya. Later he joined the Army and continued to pursue athletics. He led the Sri Lankan team in the 1972 Olympics but could not compete in the 1976 edition due to Sri Lanka boycotting the Montreal Olympics. He was in Ceylon Olympic squad in 1968 but country sent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka Sikhamani
The Sri Lanka Sikhamani (Sri Lanka's precious gem si, ශ්රී ලංකා ශිඛාමනී) is a national honour of Sri Lanka "''for service to the nation''". It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Sri Lanka Sikhamani ranks lower than Kala Keerthi. Awardees Awardees include: ;1987 * Malliya Wadu Karunananda * Halpawattage Hector Jeremius Peiris Jayawardene * Hettiarachchige Don Sugathapala ;1988 * Kudasingappulige Harry Christopher Gunawardena * Nagoda Vithanage Franklin Nagaratne ;1989 * Daisy Hemalatha Sugathadasa ;1990 * Mohamad Yoosoof Mohamad Thahir * Jayasinghe Mudalige Juwanis Jayasinghe * T. Somasekaram, Thamotharam Somasekeram * Samarapperuma Mudiyanselage Palitha Samarapperuma * Udaya Gamini Sarath Kumara Nambukara Withana * Eugene Cyril Melanius Waas ;1991 * Anula Menike Udalagama * Percy Tristam Jinendradasa * Wilbert Kaggodaarachchi * Noeyal John Joseph Peiris * Asoka Chandrasoma Wijesurendra ;1992 * Wijesinghe Arach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
