India House (Colombo)

India House is the official residence in Colombo for the Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka. It was built in 1926-27 for the Imperial Bank of India and taken over by the Government of India in 1956. It is a colonial style villa/bungalow, with large gardens located along Thurstan Road, once part of the Alfred house estate.[1] It is guarded by personnel from the Border Security Force.

References

  1. ↑ India House, Colombo: Portrait of a Residence, Seventy Five Years of History and Home Life, Laki, Dominic Sansoni, Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne (Vishva Lekha Publishers) pp.3-5 ISBN 9555992789

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