Horagolla Walauwa (''also known as'' Horagolla) is a large
bungalow
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The first house in England that was classified as a b ...
(as mansions are referred to locally) in
Atthanagalla,
Western Province,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
A
stately home
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built by
Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike after his appointment as
Maha Mudaliyar (Head Mudaliyar) at the turn of the twentieth century. It drives its name from his
country seat of Horagolla, where it is located, and from the word ''
walauwa'' the traditional name for a headman's home.
Located behind it is the
older walauwa of Horagolla which was home to Sir Solomon's father
Gate Mudaliyar Don Christoffel Henricus Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilake Seneviratne Bandaranaike, which was originally built by Don Solomon Dias Bandaranaike, Mudaliyar of Siyan Korale East who was Sir Solomon's grandfather who helped the British build the
Colombo - Kandy Road. A passionate horse breeder, Sir Solomon converted this house into his
stables. After many years of derelict, it was renovated by the renowned architect
Geoffrey Bawa as the home of Sir Solomon's granddaughter
Sunethra Bandaranaike in the 1980s.
Horagolla Walauwa, became the
family seat of the
Bandaranaike family with Sir Solomon's son
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike becoming the
4th
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Prime Minister of Ceylon after independence followed by his daughter-in-law
becoming Prime Minister on three occasions and his granddaughter
Chandrika Kumaratunga
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga ( si, චන්ද්රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග, ta, சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்க குமாரதுங்க; born 29 Ju ...
becoming
Prime Minister and then
President of Sri Lanka
The President of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi''; ta, இலங்கை சனாதிபதி ''Ilankai janātipati'') is the head of state and head of government of t ...
.
Located in the gardens of Horagolla Walauwa, east of the Walauwa is the
Horagolla Bandaranaike Samadhi
The Bandaranaike family
is a Sri Lankan Sinhalisation of Kerala Tamil family origin that is prominent in family politics. Along with many members who have been successful politician across generations, the family includes three Prime Minister of ...
the
mausoleum
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of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike and across the Colombo-Kandy road on top of a short hill is the mausoleum of Sir Solomon. After the death of Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the house was inherited by her son
Anura Bandaranaike who was a former Government Minister and
Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. After he died without heirs it was transferred to the Anura Bandaranaike Foundation.
See also
*
Bandaranaike family
References
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Bandaranaike family
Country houses in Sri Lanka
Houses in Gampaha District
Manor houses in Sri Lanka