Don Carolis Hewavitharana
| Don Carolis Hewavitharana Wijeyaguneratne | |
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| Born | 1833 Yatiyana, Hittetiya, Matara |
| Died | 18 February 1906 |
| Nationality | Ceylonese |
| Occupation | Businessman, industrialist & philanthropist |
| Title | Mudaliyar |
| Spouse(s) | Mallika Dharmagunawardhana |
| Children | Don David Hewavitharana, Edmund Hewavitarne, Simon Alexander Hewavitharana, Charles Alwis Hewavitharana, Dona Engeltina Hewavitharana |
| Parent(s) | Hewavitharana Dingiri Appuhamy |
Don Carolis Hewavitharana Wijeyaguneratne (Sinhalese: දොන් කරොලිස් හෙවාවිතාරණ), also known as Don Carolis Appuhamy (1833 – 18 February 1906) was a Ceylonese businessman, industrialist, philanthropist and a pioneer of the Buddhist revival movement. He was the father of Anagarika Dharmapala, and created a political family of considerable influence.
He was born in Yatiyana, Hittetiya, Matara, the son of Hewavitharana Dingiri Appuhamy. He was educated at Hittatiya Raja Maha Vihara by Ven. Mirrise Revatha, his brother was to become a monk at the same monastery, later its chief incumbent. He became an astrologer by profession.
In 1860, he married Mallika Dharmagunawardhana, the daughter of Lansige Lansige Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana, a wealthy businessman from Colombo. The couple had 5 children, Don David Hewavitharana who later changed his name to Anagarika Dharmapala and became a prominent figure Buddhist revival movement in Ceylon and in India; Dr C.A.Hewavitharana, a prominent physician and independence activist; Edmund Hewavitarne; Simon Alexander Hewavitharana and Dona Engeltina Moonesinghe.
As dowry, Don Carolis received a furniture shop in the Pettah, which became H. Don Carolis & Sons Ltd, one of the largest and reputed furniture companies in Asia. In 1886 H.Don Carolis & Sons exported furniture to Australia. An Indo-Afric syndicate was formed in London in 1895 to carry out a large furniture business with South Africa. This led to the establishment of the firm‘s first factory, 'Steam Furniture Works' in Slave Island. The firm became the dominant furniture maker in the country.
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