The Sri Lanka Thilaka () is a non-titular
national honour of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
awarded "''for service to the nation''".
Sri Lanka Thilaka ranks lower than
Kala Suri
The Kala Suri (; ) is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "''for special contributions to the development of the arts''". It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Kala Suri ranks lower than Vidya Nidhi.
Awardees
Awa ...
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Awardees
Awardees include:
;1998
* H. K. Hettiarachchi
* 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
* Rohana Upendra Kuruppu
* T. M. Priyantha Nimal de Silva
* V. A. Thirugnanasuntharam
;2017
[http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170319/news/national-honours-after-12-years-233395.html 2017 National Honour Awardees]
* Adagamage Pandula Adagama
* Hema Bandara Jayasinghe
See also
*
Tilaka
In Hinduism, the tilaka (), colloquially known as a tika, is a mark worn usually on the forehead, at the point of the Ajna, ''ajna chakra'' (third eye or spiritual eye) and sometimes other parts of the body such as the neck, hand, chest, or the ...
References
External links
Civil awards and decorations of Sri Lanka
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