Deshamanya
Deshamanya (Pride of the Nation) is the second highest Sri Lankan national honour (after the Sri Lankabhimanya) awarded by the Government of Sri Lanka as a civil honour. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name.
Awardees
Awardees of the Deshamanya include, yet are not limited to, the following individuals:
Academics
- Radhika Coomaraswamy – Academic, Human Rights Activist, UNHR diplomat
Architecture
- Geoffrey Bawa - Architect
Arts
- W. D. Amaradeva – Music Director
Businessmen
- H.K. Dharmadasa - Leading entrepreneur
Civil Service, Politicians, Diplomats
- Vernon Mendis – Diplomat
- Nissanka Wijeyeratne – Politician
- James Peter Obeyesekere III – Politician
- Bradman Weerakoon – Civil servant
- Neville Kanakeratne – Diplomat
- Mohammed Abdul Bakeer Markar – Politician[1]
- Doreen Young Wickremasinghe – Politician
- H.L. de Silva – Diplomat[2][3]
- Mrs. Siva Obeyesekere – Politician
Industry
- Harry Jayawardena – Businessman
- Ken Balendra – Businessman
- Lalith Kotelawala - Businessman
Judiciary
- V. Manicavasagar – Supreme Court Justice
Military
- Richard Udugama - Major General
- D. S. Attygalle – General
- Denis Perera - Lieutenant General
- Paddy Mendis - Air Chief Marshal
Policemen
- Cyril Herath - Inspector General of Police
Unspecified
- Nissanka Wijewardena
- Nandadeva Wijesekera
- Prof. Nandadasa Kodagoda
- E. L. B. Hurulle[4]
- Prof. A.H. Sheriffdeen
- Mahesh Amalean
- Sohli Captain
- Dr. K. Pushpa Kumar(Bharathi) [5]