Nilaperumal Pandaram
| The Pandaranayagam family | |
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| Current region | Colombo |
| Place of origin | Atthanagalla |
| Members | Solomon Dias Bandaranaike (Solomon Dias Pandaranayagam), S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (S. W. R. D. Pandaranayagam), Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sirimavo Pandaranayagam),Chandrika Bandaranaike (Chandrika Pandaranayagam), Anura Bandaranaike (Anura Pandaranayagam), Sunethra Bandaranaike (Sunethra Pandaranayagam), vimukthi Dias Bandaranaike Kumaranatunga vimukthi Dias Bandaranaike Kumaranatunga |
| Connected members | Vijaya Kumaranatunga Jeewan Kumaranatunga Ranjan Ramanayake |
| Estate(s) | Horagolla Walauwa |
The origins of the Bandaranaike family in Sri Lanka are claimed to be from the person known as Nilaperumal Pandaram who was from India and served as a high priest of the Temple of Nawagamuwa Pattini Devalaya. The family changed their name to the Sinhalese form of Bandaranaike and adopted Portuguese names like Dias. They served the Portuguese rule and got social privileges and later on the Dutch. Their golden era began as translators and local scribes, expanding their influence and power. A member of the family, Don William Dias, who served as a translator for the British, was present when deposed Kandyan King Sri Vikrama Rajasingha was captured while in hiding by Ekneligoda Disawa
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