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Genealogy

 

The Genealogies of a few Sri Lankan Karava families from Rootsweb, defonseka.com etc. are given below.

Please start writing the Genealogy of your own family and email it to us for inclusion here.

Genealogies

Aruma Kankanamge family of Metiyagoda

Carolis de Fonseka family

D'Andrado family of Mutwal

d' Anderado family of Marawila

De Fonseka families of Panadura

De Fonseka family of Kalutara

De Rowel Family of Marawila

de Silva Jayasuriya Goonewardane family of Galle

de Silva Kularatne family of Galle

de Soysa family of Moratuwa

Domingo Hewa family of Kathaluwa

Edmond Clarke De Fonseka family

Frank de Fonseka family

Gampolage John Marshall de Fonseka

Haramanis Dias family of Panadura

Hendrick Pieris family of Moratuwa

Henry Fredrick de Fonseka

Henry Lawson de Mel

Hettiakandage Juan Fernando family of Moratuwa

James Fretzde Fonseka family

Jayewardene family of Ambalangoda

Jiris de Silva Jayawickrama Amarasuriya family

Joseph De Fonseka family

Kalutara Vedage de Fonseka family

Kalutarawedage Clarence Solomon de Fonseka

Kalutarawedage Clarence Peduru de Fonseka

Kalutarawedage Lenora de Fonseka 

Kalutarawedage Salmon de Fonseka

Kirtisinghe family of Hikkaduwa

Lindamulage (Thakura Artadeva Adithya Guardiavasam) de Silva family of Moratuwa

Lindamulage de Silva family

Lindamulage family of Violet Cottage

Lindon Jussey de Silva family of Moratuwa

Lowe family of Marawila

Manukulasuriya family

Rodrigo family of Panadura

Tamel Families of Kammala

Telge Pieris Family

Varnakulasuriya Fernando family of Marawila

Vidanelage Joseph de Mel family of Moratuwa

Varnakula Aditya Arasanilaitta clan

Varnakula Addittya Arasanilaitta Tissera family

Warnadeeptha Kurukulasuriya Pattini Hennedige Rodrigo family of Panadura

Warnakula Adittya Arasanilaitta Don Perera family of Marawila

Weerasooriya family of Hikkaduwa

Wickremasuriya family of Kathaluwa

 

Who We Are

Karava(pronounced Karaava) also Karawa, Karawe, Karave, Kaurava, Kshatriya, Khatriya, Kuru, Kuru Kula, Kurukulam, Kurukulum, Kurukulather or Kurukulathar is the traditional military (warrior / Kshatriyas / royal ) race, of Sri Lanka. The Karavas were one of the interconnected ruling dynasties of the Indian region. Royal succession in Sri Lanka passed on to Karava rulers during the Polonnaruwa period. Karava king Gajabahu was one of the greatest, and the Kandy Perehera and other annual pageants of Sri Lanka that end with the water cutting ceremony were initially pageants in honour of king Gajabahu's victories . The many kingdoms of Sri Lanka were thereafter ruled by Karava Kings and sub-kings until the last three kingdoms passed over from Karava royal families to Europeans; Kotte and Jaffna in the 16th century to the Portuguese and Kandy in the 19th century to the British (see Timeline of Kings)

True to their royal ancestry, the Karavas are the only Sri Lankan community to bear ancestral family names that signify royal ancestry, possess an array of ancient flags and use royal insignia at family ceremonies.

The fortunes of the Karavas have seen ups and downs over the centuries dependent on Karava royal families and their victories, defeats and alliances with South Indian royal dynasties. European colonisation ended all native dynasties and rulers of the region and was therefore disastrous for the Karavas as well as the Kshatriya Rajputs of India. (see Timeline of the Karava I) The post-independence period too has been particularly disastrous for the Karavas. Whatever lost wealth and power the Karavas had regained during the British period was taken away by Govigama dominated post-independence governments of Sri Lanka. (see Timeline of the Karava II ) and state sponsored propaganda over the past half a century has attempted to falsely portray the Karawas as the "Fisher caste" of Sri Lanka (see Govi supremacy myth )

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