| Deshabandu දේශබන්දු 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 |
Deshabandu (Sinhala: දේශබන්දු, romanized: dēśabandu; Tamil: தேசபந்து, romanized: Tēcapantu, lit. '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.
Deshabandu ranks lower than Deshamanya.
- ^ Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254. ISBN 9781932705485.
- ^ "LAUGFS Group Chairman receives 'Deshabandu' National Honour". Daily FT. Retrieved 31 August 2018.