{"id":95651,"date":"2022-07-16T18:09:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T18:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=95651"},"modified":"2022-07-16T18:09:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T18:09:27","slug":"the-goyigama-lansiyaas-by-michael-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-goyigama-lansiyaas-by-michael-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Goyigama Lansiyaas-by Michael Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\">The Goyigama Lansiyaas-<span style=\"color: #800080;\">by Michael Roberts<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-88737\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-Roberts-eLanka.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Roberts\" width=\"160\" height=\"184\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-95652\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Govigama-Burghers.jpg\" alt=\"Govigama Burghers\" width=\"324\" height=\"249\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800080;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2019\/07\/12\/the-goyigama-lansiyaas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>A Wandering Laankikaya<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Following is an interesting piece by former Sri Lankan (Sinhala) DIG of Police now domiciled in Canada. This appeared some time ago.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Recently I njoyed reading a lively discussion in a newspaper about the \u2018Govigama Burghers\u2019. The first time I heard the term \u2018Govigama Lansia\u2019 being used in lighter vein was by my cousin the late Neville Algama. He referred to his friend and classmate at Royal College V.T. Dickman as \u2018Govigama Lansia\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Siva Rajaratnam that affable Attorney- at- law who hailed from Trincomalee became a dear friend of mine after he cross-examined me for several days before the Sansoni Commission. He too had been a classmate of Dickman\u2019s. In 1980 when I was the DIG\u2013Metropolitan, Siva invited me to his Royal College batch mates\u2019 annual get-together at his Wellawatta Rohini Road residence as the guest of honour, although I was not from that Reid Avenue school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/barbara-kreltzeim-dorothy-tom-and-bunny.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Among others present on this occasion were Neville Algama and Nissanka Wijeratne who was then a cabinet\u00a0 \u00a0minister. When V.T. Dickman arrived, it was Nissanka Wijeratne who announced aloud, \u201cHere comes the Govigama Lansia!\u201d Dickman was\u00a0 \u00a0surprised to see his superior officer seated next to the minister. My instant reaction was to loudly observe,\u00a0<strong>\u201cSir, Vernon is only one of the many Govigama Lansias in the Police.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Such terms were freely used by friends in the company of Sinhalese, Tamils, Burghers and Muslims. That was indeed the wonderful spirit of the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Perhaps, many today do not know that a common party song of the time sung by all had words such as \u201cSinhalaya modaya, kevun kanna yodaya, Demalaya, panankottaya, Thambiya, hambaya, Lansia,\u00a0 kerapotha etc.\u201d Songs of this nature brought the youth of different communities together. There was no animosity whatsoever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/burghers-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36341 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/burghers-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"36341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2019\/07\/12\/the-goyigama-lansiyaas\/burghers-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/burghers-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Burghers 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/burghers-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/burghers-1.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-36340 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"36340\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2019\/07\/12\/the-goyigama-lansiyaas\/9-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9.jpg?fit=800%2C1201&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1201\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1395669005&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/9.jpg?fit=500%2C751&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">T<strong>he term \u2018Govigama Lansia\u2019 was certainly complimentary. It was applicable in full measure to the many Burgher gentlemen that formed the backbone of the Ceylon Police that I joined as an ASP in 1958.\u00a0<\/strong>At that time there were only about sixty Senior Gazetted Officers. Of these senior officers there were many Burghers. Almost all of them became my good friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Officer\u2019s Mess on Brownrigg Road with Jamis the butler in attendance, was the pleasant meeting place\u00a0particularly during the week-ends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Wilhellem Leembrugen was one of the three DIGs. Cecil Wambeek, Richard Arndt, Harry Vanden Driesen and Jack Vansanden were Superintendents.The Burgher ASPs were Fred\u00a0 \u00a0Brohier, R.A. Stork, Ian Vanden Driesen, Ainsley Batholemeuz, Royden\u00a0 \u00a0Vanderwall, Allen Flamer-Caldera and Paddy Sims.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">There were many Govigama Lansias among the inspectorate too. Those that readily come to mind are: V.T. Dickman, Taylor, Rosairo, Pietersz, the Balthazar brothers, Eddie Gray, Barney Henricus, Dick Hopman, Derrick and Hague Christofelsz, Thomas, Sweetie Weber, Ron\u00a0 \u00a0Jansz, Dudley Von Haght, Barthelot, Vernon Elias, Mike Schokman,\u00a0 \u00a0Brindley Stava and Gerry Paul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The Burgher community was so respected and widespread that many had been recruited as constables. They had the distinct advantage of the ability to work in English.<\/strong>The sergeants and constables of the time were very important public officials that functioned at grass roots level in the villages. As an ASP fifty years ago, there were many Police stations where sergeants were the OICs that came under my purview. Sergeants Pietersz and Whatmore were excellent court officers. Even lawyers and magistrates respected their knowledge of the law. Of course, Derrick Christofelsz, the Chief Inspector of the Colombo Magistrates\u2019 Court was highly regarded by judges and lawyers. When\u00a0 \u00a0he walked into the courthouse he drew the attention a Queen\u2019s Counsel would have drawn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It is with nostalgia that I recall the names of Burgher constables who served under me in different police districts in the late fifties and the sixties. The names that come to mind are Ryde,\u00a0 \u00a0Leitch, Hesse Leiton, Hendrick, Hingert, Koelmeyer, Raymond, lsaacs and Wally Bastian the reputed exponent of true Portuguese Kaffringha music. He was one of the few talented officers who kept the Colombo Police \u2018Traffic Circus\u2019 alive in the sixties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The \u2018Lansias\u2019 of the police were truly \u2018Govigama Lansias\u2019. They undoubtedly enjoyed a place of honour in the history of the Sri Lanka Police<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Goyigama Lansiyaas-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis A Wandering Laankikaya Following is an interesting piece by former Sri Lankan (Sinhala) DIG of Police now domiciled in Canada. This appeared some time ago. Recently I njoyed reading a lively discussion in a newspaper about the \u2018Govigama Burghers\u2019. The first time I heard the term \u2018Govigama Lansia\u2019 being [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":95652,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,42710],"tags":[45771,45773,45768,45770,45769,45772],"class_list":{"0":"post-95651","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-aside","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-articles","8":"category-michael-roberts","9":"tag-ainsley-batholemeuz","10":"tag-allen-flamer-caldera","11":"tag-govigama-lansia","12":"tag-ian-vanden-driesen","13":"tag-r-a-stork","14":"tag-royden-vanderwall","15":"post_format-post-format-aside"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Goyigama Lansiyaas-by Michael Roberts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Wandering LaankikayaFollowing is an interesting piece by former Sri Lankan (Sinhala) DIG of Police now domiciled in Canada.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Goyigama Lansiyaas-by Michael Roberts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A Wandering LaankikayaFollowing is an interesting piece by former Sri Lankan (Sinhala) DIG of Police now domiciled in Canada.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-goyigama-lansiyaas-by-michael-roberts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"eLanka\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eLanka.com.au\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-16T18:09:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Govigama-Burghers.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"324\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"249\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"eLanka admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"eLanka admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-goyigama-lansiyaas-by-michael-roberts\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-goyigama-lansiyaas-by-michael-roberts\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"eLanka admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/person\/f6e635b74ab35ef88a68a9973cacc5bd\"},\"headline\":\"The Goyigama Lansiyaas-by Michael Roberts\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-16T18:09:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-goyigama-lansiyaas-by-michael-roberts\/\"},\"wordCount\":702,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/the-goyigama-lansiyaas-by-michael-roberts\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Govigama-Burghers.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Ainsley Batholemeuz\",\"Allen Flamer-Caldera\",\"Govigama Lansia\",\"Ian Vanden Driesen\",\"R.A. 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