Deshamanya

Deshamanya (Sinhala: දේශමාන්‍ය, romanized: Dēshamāṉya; Tamil: தேசமான்ய, romanized: Tēcamāṉya; Pride of the Nation) is the second-highest national honour of Sri Lanka awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka as a civil honour. It is awarded for "highly meritorious service", and is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the recipient's name.[1]

Deshamanya
දේශමාන්‍ය
தேசமான்ய
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)Sri Lankabhimanya
Next (lower)Deshabandu


Recipients
1986
1987
1988
1989
  • Shiva Pasupati – Solicitor General of Sri Lanka, Attorney General of Sri Lanka[2]
1990
  • Sepala Attygalle – Commander of the Army[2]
  • Nandadeva Wijesekera[2]
  • Badi-ud-din Mahmud – politician, Minister of Education[2]
  • Baku Mahadeva – civil servant[2]
  • Nanayakkara Wasam James Mudalige[2]
1991
1992
  • Abdul Bakeer Markar – Politician[2]
  • Hewa Komanage Dharmadasa[2]
  • Ananda Weihena Palliya Guruge[2]
  • E. L. B. Hurulle[2]
  • Abdul Majeed Mohamed Sahabdeen[2]
  • Suppiah Sharvananda[2]
  • Linus Silva[2]
  • Nissanka Wijewardane[2]
1993
  • Geoffrey Bawa – Architect[2]
  • C. A. Coorey[2]
  • Felix Stanley Christopher Perera Kalpage[2]
  • H. W. Thambiah[2]
  • Richard Udugama – Major General[2]
  • Ponna Wignaraja[2]
  • Noel Wimalasena[2]
1994
  • Jayantha Kelegama[2]
  • Lalith Kotelawala – Businessman[2]
  • Nandadasa Kodagoda – Academic[2]
  • Godfrey Gunatilleke[2]
  • Arulanandam Yesuadiam Samuel Gnanam[2]
  • Nugegoda Gabadage Pablis Panditharatna[2]
  • Surendra Ramachandran[2]
  • Deraniyagalage Basil Ivor Pieris Samaranayake Siriwardhana[2]
1996
1998
  • Charitha Prasanna de Silva[2]
  • Ken Balendra – Businessman[2]
  • Doreen Winifred Wickramasinghe[2]
  • Tamara Kumari Illangaratne[2]
  • Elanga Devapriya Wickremanayake[2]
  • R. K. W. Goonesekera – Academic, Lawyer[2]
  • Vernon Mendis – Diplomat[2]
  • H. L. de Silva – Diplomat[2]
  • A. T. Kovoor – Academic[2]
  • Ranjit Abeysuriya – lawyer[2]
  • Duncan White – Olympic medalist[2]
  • Christopher Rajindra Panabokke[2]
  • W. D. Amaradeva – Music Director[2]
  • Chitrasena – Dancer[2]
2005
  • Kamalika Priyaderi Abeyaratne[2]
  • William Alwis[2]
  • Mahesh Amalean – Engineer and industrialist[2]
  • Sohli E. Captain[2]
  • Radhika Coomaraswamy – Academic, Human Rights Activist, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations[2]
  • Lalith de Mel[2]
  • Rohan de Saram – Cellist[2]
  • Chandrananda de Silva[2]
  • Ashley de Vos – Architect[2]
  • Jayaratne Banda Dissanayake[2]
  • M. T. A. Furkhan[2]
  • D. Basil Goonesekera[2]
  • Cyril Herath – Inspector General of Police[2]
  • Asoka Kanthilal Jayawardhana[2]
  • A. S. Jayawarden – Sri Lankan economist and civil servant[2]
  • Harry Jayawardena – Businessman[2]
  • Nihal Jinasena – industrialist and sportsman[2]
  • Premasiri Khemadasa – Composer[2]
  • W. D. Lakshman[2]
  • Paddy Mendis – Air Chief Marshal[2]
  • Sunil Mendis – former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka[2]
  • J. B. Peiris – Senior Neurologist, Researcher and Pioneer of Neurology[2]
  • M. D. D. Peiris[2]
  • Denis Perera – Lieutenant General[2]
  • P. Ramanathan – Former Justice of the Supreme Court and Provincial Governor[2]
  • P. Deva Rodrigo[2]
  • Mano Selvanathan[2]
  • A. H. Sheriffdeen – Surgeon, academic and voluntary worker[2]
  • Roland Silva[2]
  • Bradman Weerakoon – Civil servant[2]
  • Kandekumara Hapudoragamage Jothiyarathna Wijayadasa[2]
  • Ray Wijewardene – Academic, Engineer[2]
2007
  • James Peter Obeyesekere III – Politician and aviator[2]
2008
  • Ramesh Mahendran[2]
2017
  • Abbasally Akbar[3]
  • K. M. de Silva[3]
  • Tissa Devendra[3]
  • Colvin Goonaratna[3]
  • Amaradasa Gunawardana[3]
  • Devanesan Nesiah[3]
  • Nandadasa Rajapaksha[3]
  • Priyani Soysa[3]
  • Latha Walpola[3]
  • Mineka Presantha Wickramasingha[3]
  • Bhanuka Wimalasooriya[3]
2019
  • Indrajit Coomaraswamy
  • Ajith De Soyza
  • Dr. Don Dilshan Abeywardane
  • Merrill J. Fernando
  • Mohan Munasinghe
  • Moragoda Christopher Walter Pinto
  • Surath Wickremesinghe[4]

References
  1. Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254. ISBN 9781932705485.
  2. "National Awards". President of Sri Lanka Secretariat. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. "National Honours – 2017". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. "President honours outstanding citizens at National Awards ceremony".
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