Vidya Jyothi
# Vidya Jyothi

The Vidya Jyothi (Sinhala: විද්‍යාජෝති; Tamil: வித்யா ஜோதி, romanized: Vityā Jōti) is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "for outstanding scientific and technological achievements". It is the highest national honour for science in Sri Lanka for outstanding contribution to the development of the country through dedicated work in the chosen field. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name.

Vidya Jyothi ranks lower than Veera Chudamani.

## Awardees

Awardees include:

### 1986

* Geoffrey Manning Bawa
* Arthur Charles Clarke
* Suntheralingam Gnanalingam
* Arumadura Nandasena Silva Kulasinghe
* Arumugam Wisvalingam Mailvaganam
* Christopher Rajindra Panabokke
* E.O. Eustace Pereira

### 1987

* Gamini Lakshman Peiris

### 1988

* Phillip Reyvatha Wijewardene
* Kanapathypillai Yoheswaran
* Nandrani Swarnamitta de Zoysa

### 1989

* Ratna Sabapathy Cooke

### 1990

* Cyril Andrew Ponnamperuma
* Kotti Rambukkana Mahawahalla Anthony Don Michael
* Mohamed Uvais Siddeek Sultanbawa

### 1991

* Hapugoda Rankotge Premaratne
* Raja Hemapala de Silva

### 1992

* Beatrice Vivienne de Mel
* Kudatelge Rubert Shelton Peiris
* Sembukuttiarachchilage Roland Silva
* Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe

### 1993

* Karannagoda Kankanamalage Yasaratne Wijayasundara Perera
* Herathmudiyanselage Herbert Ratnayake Samarasinghe
* Rezvi Sheriff
* Welapura Naidelage Gemunu Silva

### 1994

* Shelton Aloysius Cabraal
* Cecil Ashley de Vos
* Stella Gertrude de Silva

### 1998

* D. P. Anura Fernando
* C. B. Dissanayake
* M. A. Careem
* J. B. Peiris
* Diyanath Samarasinghe
* Senaka Dias Bandaranayake
* Arjuna Aluwihare
* V. K. Samaranayake
* R. O. Barnes Wijesekera

### 2005

* A. D. S. Gunawardena
* Colvin Gunaratne
* Damian Nobert Lakshman Alwis
* Damitha Ramanayake
* Dayantha Sepala Wijesekera
* E. W. Marasinghe
* Eric H. Karunanayake
* Janaka de Silva
* Lalitha Mendis
* Mohan Jayatilake
* S. Mahalingam
* S. Mohanadas
* Wijaya Godakumbura

### 2017

* Alagiyawanna Mohotti Appuhamillage Nimal Kitsiri Senanayake
* Bandula Wijayarathna
* Colvin Ananda Samarasinghe
* Delpechitracharige Gajabahu Harendra de Silva
* De Silva T. K. Nimal Padmasena
* Errol Radcliffe Jansz
* Lal Gotabhaya Chandrasena
* Mahamendige Wilfred Joseph Gerard Mendis
* Moderage Marian Rohan Waas Jayasekara
* Sarath Wimalabandara Kotagama
* Upali Tissa Vitarana

### 2018

* Arjuna de Silva
* Don Dilshan Abeywardane
* Bandula Wijesiriwardena
* Asita de Silva
* Prasad Katulanda
* Vajira Dissanayake
* Mandika Wijeyaratne
