Recipient of Awards 

• 2025 - Prof Balasubramaniyam Gold Medal. - in recognition of outstanding academic contributions and lifelong service to science and education and delivered gold medal oration titled "Academic Pursuit and Beyond: Engagement in  Regional Development" - at the 31st Annual Scientific Sessions of the Jaffna Science Association held on 28 May 2025.

• 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