The Vidya Nidhi () is a
Sri Lanka
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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 The Sri Lanka Sikhamani (Sri Lanka's precious gem ) 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 The Kala K ...
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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
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Nimal Guanthilake
*
Niriellage Chandrasiri
*
P. Amitha Jayasinghe
*
Raja Gnanasiri Hewa Bowala
*
Shanthi Mendis
*
S. M. H. Sena Banda
*
V. Kumar
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W. P. Siripala
;2017
* Sarath Somasiri Gunawardhana
* Don Tilak Dias Jayaweera Abeysekera
*
Sivalingam Sivananthan
* Ahmed Mumtaz Masoon Cassim
* Herath Peruma Mudiyanselage Gunasena
* Lekamage Ramsay Lloyd Perera
* Mariapillai Sellamuthu Pillai Mookiah
* Somasundaram Sandarasegaram
* Vithanage Nimal Chandrasiri Gunasekera
* Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Tikiri Banda Wanninayake
References
External links
Civil awards and decorations of Sri Lanka
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