Recipient of Awards
2024 - Paanchasanniyam Award "Valampuri - Newspaper honour" - Being a scientific writer in the news paper Valampuri on " Towards another Green revolution" to provide food and nutritional Security to the people - awarded at the Silver Jubilee [25th year] Celebration on 20.12.2024. Writing of articles has continued until now
2019 - Valampuri Award - Being a scientific writer in the Valampuri newspaper, Valampuri, on " Towards another Green revolution" to provide food and nutritional security to the people, was Towards another Green revolution" to provide food and nutritional Security to the people - awarded at the 20th year Celebration. Writing of articles has continued until now.
2014 - Best Environmental Reporter of the year 2013 [ Journalism Awards for Excellence 2013, for writing series of articles on conserving natural resources and focusing on Environmental Protection by Sri Lanka Press Institute & Editors Guild of Sri Lanka
2013 - President Award - Recipient of the Presidential Award for Research publication
2011 - Silver Jubilee Award - For the Contribution in writing science articles in “Uthayan” News Daily, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
2010 - National Award - Recipient of National Award for Popularization of Science by National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka
2009 - Best Poster Award - Jointly awarded best poster prize by Sri Lanka Medical Association
2008 - Best Poster Award - Jointly awarded best poster award at the 62nd International Symposium on Crop Protection, Belgium
2007 - Gold Medal - Recipient of Gold medal for best presentation at first International conference of Sabaragamuwa University, Sri Lanka
2001-2004 - Scholarship [Recipient of Scholarship from Indian Council for Cultural Relations] to pursue Doctoral degree at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India
1997 - Merit Award - Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture scholarship merit award