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The Kala Keerthi (Sinhala: කලා කීර්ති) is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "for extraordinary achievements and contributions in arts, culture and drama".[1] It is the highest national honour for arts, culture and drama in Sri Lanka. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Kala Keerthi ranks lower than Vidya Jyothi.

  1. ^ Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254. ISBN 9781932705485.

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2005 Sri Lankan national honours

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Sybil Wettasinghe

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1998 Sri Lankan national honours

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Kala Master

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2019 Sri Lankan national honours

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Simon Navagattegama

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Monica Ruwanpathirana

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Lester James Peries

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Shyam Selvadurai

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Malini Fonseka

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Umaria Sinhawansa

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Somalatha Subasinghe

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Asoka Handagama

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Jayantha Chandrasiri

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Vasantha Obeysekera

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Latha Walpola

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Vini Vitharana

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Henry Jayasena

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Carl Muller

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Jackson Anthony

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