The Vidya Jyothi ( si, විද්යාජෝති; ta, வித்யா ஜோதி, translit=Vityā Jōti) is a
Sri Lankan
national honour awarded "''for outstanding scientific and technological achievements''".
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:
;1986
*
Geoffrey Manning Bawa
*
Arthur Charles Clarke
* Suntheralingam Gnanalingam
* Arumadura Nandasena Silva
*
Arumugam Wisvalingam Mailvaganam
* Christopher Rajindra Panabokke
*
E.O. Eustace Pereira
;1987
*
Gamini Lakshman Peiris
;1988
*
Phillip Reyvatha Wijewardene
* Kanapathypillai Yoheswaran
* Nandrani Swarnamitta de Zoysa
;1989
* Ratna Sabapathy Cooke
;1990
*
Cyril Andrew Ponnamperuma
* Kotti Rambukkana Mahawahalla Anthony Don Michael
* Mohamed Uvais Siddeek Sultanbawa
;1991
* Hapugoda Rankotge Premaratne
* Raja Hemapala de Silva
;1992
* Beatrice Vivienne de Mel
* Kudatelge Rubert Shelton Peiris
* Sembukuttiarachchilage Roland Silva
*
Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe
Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe (born 20 January 1939) is a Sri Lankan-born British mathematician, astronomer and astrobiologist of Sinhalese ethnicity. His research interests include the interstellar medium, infrared astronomy, light scattering ...
;1993
* Karannagoda Kankanamalage Yasaratne Wijayasundara Perera
* Herathmudiyanselage Herbert Ratnayake Samarasinghe
*
Rezvi Sheriff
Vidya Jyothi Mohamed Hussain Rezvi Sheriff, FRCP (Lon), FRCPE (Edin), FRACP, FCCP, FSLCGP, FNASSL is a Sri Lankan academic, nephrologist and physician. He served as the director of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine; senior professor of med ...
* 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
Vidya Jyothi V. K. Samaranayake, MBCS, MCS(SL), FNASSL, MIEEE ( Sinhala:වී.කේ.සමරනායක) (1939 – 6 June 2007) pioneered computing & IT development industry and usage in Sri Lanka and thus considered as the "Father of In ...
* 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
*
Janaka de Silva
Janaka de Silva FRCP FNASSL is a Sri Lankan physician and academic. He is Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of Kelaniya.
Janaka de Silva was educated at Royal College, Colombo and holds degrees from the universities of Colombo ...
* Lalitha Mendis
* Mohan Jayatilake
*
S. Mahalingam
*
S. Mohanadas
*
Wijaya Godakumbura
Vidya Jyothi Dr Wijaya Godakumbura is the President of the Safe bottle lamp Foundation and was formerly a surgeon in Sri Lanka.
Early life
Wijaya was born in Pelmadulla in Ratnapura District. He passed his advanced level with high marks in 195 ...
;2017
* Alagiyawanna Mohotti Appuhamillage Nimal Kitsiri Senanayake
*
Bandula Wijay
Bandula Wijerathne (born, 1946 in Galle, Sri Lanka) is an Sri Lankan inventor lives in USA, businessman, and diplomat. He also serves as a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Kotelawala Defense University and he is appointed as an Ambassador fo ...
arathna
* 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
*
Arjuna de Silva
Vidya Jyothi Senior Professor Arjuna Priyadarsin de Silva MBBS, MSc, MD, FRCP (Lon) (born 13 June 1965) is a Sri Lankan Academic and Consultant Gastroenterologist. He is the Head of the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universit ...
*
Don Dilshan Abeywardane
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to:
Places
*County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON
*Don (river), a river in European Russia
*Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name
*Don, Benin, a town in Benin
*Don, Dang, a vill ...
Prof. Arjuna P de Silva for being conferred with Vidya Jyothi Honours
The Old Boys’ Association, S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka.
References
External links
Civil awards and decorations of Sri Lanka
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