Kotalawala Walawwa (Hindagoda)

Kotalawala Walawwa (Hindagoda)

Kotalawala Walawwa (Sinhala: හිඳගොඩ කොතලාවල වලව්ව) is a Walawwa building located in Hindagoda village on the wayside of Passara-Badulla road in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. History This is the residence of Muhandiram Don Carolis Kotalawala who is considered the largest land proprietor in the Uva Province at the beginning of the 20th century (Wright, 1999). Born in 1847 at Undugoda in Raigam Korale, Katalawala's early life was spent at Kalutara where he was educated (Wright, 1999). In 1864 he bought the Uva and Central Province toll rents and continued to hold them until 1894 (Wright, 1999). Kotalawala was married to Sudu Menika Wijekoon by whom he had four sons and two daughters (Wright, 1999). The stately house put up at Hindagoda off Badulla became their family residence. A photograph of this house under the title "Piya Niwasa" was depicted in Arnold Wright's book the "Twentieth century impressions of Ceylon: its history, people, commerce, industries, and resourc…