Deshabandhu

Deshabandhu
දේශබන්ධු
தேசபந்து
Deshabandhu ; දේශබන්ධු; தேசபந்து;
Awarded by ; ; The Government of Sri Lanka
Type	Title of honor/Order of merit
Eligibility	Sri Lankan citizens
Criteria	Highly notable service to the nation
Status	Currently constituted
Statistics
First induction	1986
Last induction	2019
Precedence
Next (higher)	Deshamanya
Next (lower)	Veera Chudamani
	; ;

Deshabandhu (Sinhala: දේශබන්ධු, romanized: dēśabandhu; Tamil: தேசபந்து, romanized: Tēcapantu, lit. 'Nation's person aka Patriot') is the third highest national honour awarded in Sri Lanka. It is awarded "for meritorious service".^[1] The title is held by no more than 150 living holders at any time. It is conferred with a citation and a silver medal with a symbol of a peacock.^[2] It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name.

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Deshabandhu ranks lower than Deshamanya.

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