Vidya Nidhi
# Vidya Nidhi

The Vidya Nidhi (Sinhala: විද්‍යා නිධි) is a Sri Lankan 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.

## 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
* Nimal Guanthilake
* Niriellage Chandrasiri
* P. Amitha Jayasinghe
* Raja Gnanasiri Hewa Bowala
* Shanthi Mendis
* S. M. H. Sena Banda
* V. Kumar
* 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
