Bandaranayake Mawatha: A Glimpse into its Glorious Past-By Tuan M. Zameer Careem Bandaranayake Mawatha grabbed the headlines recently, when over a thousand of its residents were moved to quarantine facilities, maintained by the Sri Lanka Army, after 31 persons from the area were tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. It is one of the major thoroughfares in Hulftsdorp today, filled to the brim with the hustle and bustle of commerce and people, but, as startling as this may sound to many readers, this very street, was once a fashionable residential boulevard, where Colonial officials, Mudaliyars, Knights, landed and mercantile elite had their palatial retreats. The history of this roadway can be traced back to as early as 1814, when Ehelepola Maha Adikaram lived here in a Dutch style house owned by the widow of Mohotty Mohandiram, when he came to Colombo to meet Governor Robert Brownrigg. ...
Sep 4, 2022
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