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Vidya Nidhi
The Vidya Nidhi ( si, විද්යා නිධි) is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "''for meritorious scientific and technological achievements''". It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Vidya Nidhi ranks lower than Sri Lanka Sikhamani. Awardees Awardees include: 1993 * Dr. (Vidya Nidhi, Vidya Shekara, Chudamani) Abhayasinghe Arachchige Stephen Abhayasinghe ;1998 * Norman Rienzie de Silva * S. K. Sayakkara * Prematilake Wijesekera ;2005 * Angulugaha Gamage Lasath Namal Gamage * C. A. N. Fernando * Chales Santiapillai * H. H. Subasinghe * M. A. K. L. Dissanayake * Nimal Guanthilake * Niriellage Chandrasiri * P. Amitha Jayasinghe * Raja Gnanasiri Hewa Bowala * Shanthi Mendis * S. M. H. Sena Banda * V. Kumar V. Kumar ( ta, வரதராஜுலு குமார், ) (28 July 1934 – 7 January 1996) was a yesteryear Tamil cinema music director, born in Chennai, Tamilnadu on 28 July 1934 to Varadharajulu and Dha ... [...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] |
Sri Lankan Honours System
In the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, individuals are recognized for personal bravery, achievement, or service with the with national honours. The national honours consists of several types of award: * National Honours are civil honours awarded for service to the nation, bravery, scientific achievement, achievements in arts, culture and drama. *Decorations tend to be used to recognise specific deeds; ** Military decorations *Medals are used to recognise service on a particular operation or in a specific theatre, long or valuable service, and good conduct. ** Military medals ** Police medals Awards are made by the President of Sri Lanka on behalf the Government of Sri Lanka, with the Presidential Secretariat being responsible for the administration of the honours. History Sinhalese monarchs rewarded their loyal subjects with titles and tokens of honor, with the last native kingdom, the Kingdom of Kandy having an established system of honors that had been in p ... [...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] |
Norman Rienzie De Silva
Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norman conquest of southern Italy in the 11th and 12th centuries ** Norman dynasty, a series of monarchs in England and Normandy ** Norman architecture, romanesque architecture in England and elsewhere ** Norman language, spoken in Normandy ** People or things connected with the French region of Normandy Arts and entertainment * ''Norman'' (film), a 2010 drama film * '' Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer'', a 2016 film * ''Norman'' (TV series), a 1970 British sitcom starring Norman Wisdom * ''The Normans'' (TV series), a documentary * "Norman" (song), a 1962 song written by John D. Loudermilk and recorded by Sue Thompson * "Norman (He's a Rebel)", a song by Mo-dettes from '' The Story So Far'', 1980 Businesses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimal Guanthilake
Nimal may refer to *Nimal Bandara, Sri Lankan politician *Nimal Gamini Amaratunga, Sri Lankan judge *Nimal Gunaratne, Sri Lankan air force officer *Nimal Mendis, Sri Lankan politician *Nimal Piyatissa (born 1968), Sri Lankan politician *Nimal Rajapakshe, Sri Lankan academic *Nimal Senanayake, Sri Lankan neurologist, physician *Nimal Siripala de Silva, Sri Lankan politician *Nimal Wijesinghe, Sri Lankan politician *Baboo Nimal, Indian field hockey player *Hiranna M. Nimal Hiranna M. Nimal (20 August 1935 – 14 June 2010) was an Indian field hockey player from Maharashtra. Family Hiranna Nimal comes from a family of field hockey players. He is the son of Mogalanna Nimal. He was born and brought up in Pune a ..., Indian field hockey player * S. H. Nimal Kumar, Sri Lankan Red Cross secretary {{Disambiguation Sinhalese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Gnanasiri Hewa Bowala
''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested from the Rigveda, where a ' is a ruler, see for example the ', the "Battle of Ten Kings". Raja-ruled Indian states While most of the Indian salute states (those granted a gun salute by the British Crown) were ruled by a Maharaja (or variation; some promoted from an earlier Raja- or equivalent style), even exclusively from 13 guns up, a number had Rajas: ; Hereditary salutes of 11-guns : * the Raja of Pindrawal * the Raja of Morni * the Raja of Rajouri * the Raja of Ali Rajpur * the Raja of Bilaspur * the Raja of Chamba * the Raja of Faridkot * the Raja of Jhabua * the Raja of Mandi * the Raja of Manipur * the Raja of Narsinghgarh * the Raja of Pudukkottai * the Raja of Rajgarh * the Raja of Sangli * the Raja of Sailana * th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanthi Mendis
Shanti may refer to: In Sanskrit * Inner peace, a state of being mentally and spiritually at peace, with enough knowledge and understanding to keep oneself strong in the face of discord or stress * Kshanti, one of the paramitas of Buddhism * Shanti Mantras or "Peace Mantras”, Hindu prayers or sacred utterances believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers People Real * Shanti Devi (1926–1987), Indian woman at the center of a case of supposed reincarnation * Shanti Devi (politician) (born 1937), Indian politician * Shanti Roney (born 1970), Swedish actor * Shanti Snyder (born 1981), Japanese/English lyricist, singer, songwriter, and music TV host * Oliver Shanti (born 1948), New Age musician * Shanti Wintergate, musician/actress/writer * Shanthi Krishna (born 1960), Tamil and Malayalam movie actress * Shanthi Lekha or Rita Irene Quyn (1929–2009), Sri Lankan actress * Santhi Soundarajan or Santhi Soundararajan (born 1981), Indian athlete * Princess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya Nidhi
The Vidya Nidhi ( si, විද්යා නිධි) is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "''for meritorious scientific and technological achievements''". It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Vidya Nidhi ranks lower than Sri Lanka Sikhamani. Awardees Awardees include: 1993 * Dr. (Vidya Nidhi, Vidya Shekara, Chudamani) Abhayasinghe Arachchige Stephen Abhayasinghe ;1998 * Norman Rienzie de Silva * S. K. Sayakkara * Prematilake Wijesekera ;2005 * Angulugaha Gamage Lasath Namal Gamage * C. A. N. Fernando * Chales Santiapillai * H. H. Subasinghe * M. A. K. L. Dissanayake * Nimal Guanthilake * Niriellage Chandrasiri * P. Amitha Jayasinghe * Raja Gnanasiri Hewa Bowala * Shanthi Mendis * S. M. H. Sena Banda * V. Kumar V. Kumar ( ta, வரதராஜுலு குமார், ) (28 July 1934 – 7 January 1996) was a yesteryear Tamil cinema music director, born in Chennai, Tamilnadu on 28 July 1934 to Varadharajulu and Dha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
