Mount-Lavinia

Mount Lavinia
ගල්කිස්ස
கல்கிசை
Suburb
Mount Lavinia is located in Colombo District
Mount Lavinia
Mount Lavinia
Coordinates: 6°52′0″N 79°52′0″E / 6.86667°N 79.86667°E / 6.86667; 79.86667
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)

Mount Lavinia (Sinhala: ගල්කිස්ස, Tamil: கல்கிசை) is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka located within the administrative boundaries of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia municipal limits.

The area is a mostly residential suburb, known as Colombo's beach retreat it is famed for its "Golden Mile" of beaches[1][2] and has long been a hot spot for tourism and nightlife. It is one of the most liberal regions in Sri Lanka and has played host to the island's annual Gay Pride and Rainbow Kite Festival since 2005.[3][4]

The town came into official recognition when Governor Sir Thomas Maitland used the postal address Mt. Lavinia, Ceylon, in 1805, while writing to the British Secretary of State, Lord Castlereagh.

The suburb also boasts S.Thomas' College, one of Sri Lanka's most prestigious primary and secondary schools and Girls' High school, one of Sri Lanka's most popular girls schools.

Etymology

The area's name arose when the second Governor of Ceylon, Sir Thomas Maitland, acquired land at "Galkissa" (Mount Lavinia) and decided in 1806 to construct a personal residence there. Maitland fell in love with Lovina Aponsuwa, a local mestiço dancer, and continued a romantic affair with her until he was recalled to England in 1811. The Governor's mansion, which he named "Mount Lavinia House" is now the Mount Lavinia Hotel and the village that surrounded the building has subsequently developed into a bustling area, taking its name from the Governor's mistress, Lovina. In 2023, a song based on this story titled "Loveena" was released by Chitral Somapala and Kanchana Anuradhi. The song was written by Kamal Gunaratne, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence.[5]

There are other explanations rooted in geography and the natural surroundings, when it comes to the origin of the name Mount Lavinia. The Sinhalese who lived on the coastal belt had named the promontory "Lihiniya Kanda" (Sinhala: ලිහිණියා කන්ද) or "Lihiniyagala" (Sinhala: ලිහිණියාගල) meaning the hill of the sea gull or the rock of the sea gull.

The local name for the town today is Galkissa - "kissa" (කිස්ස) being a somewhat obsolete Sinhala word for rock.

References

  1. ^ Jayasinghe, Amal (8 August 2016). "Tourist boom threatens Sri Lanka's golden beaches". GMA News. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. ^ Coombe, Juliet (11 March 2016). "See the Island before it changes". Daily News. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. ^ Peipzna-Samarasinha, Leah Lakshmi (19 July 2006). "Gaining Ground in Sri Lanka". Daily Xtra. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Colombo Gay Pride Seeks Financial Help". UK Gay News. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. ^ (17 July 2023). "Defence Secretary launches new song ‘Loveena’". NewsWire. Retrieved on 4 October 2023.


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