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Govigama (also
known as Goyigama, Govikula, Govi
Vansa or Goyi Vansa) is a
Sinhalese caste found in Sri Lanka. They form
approximately half of the Sinhalese...
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Although large agricultural landlords belonged to the
Govigama caste, many now may not own land. Most
Govigama were
however ordinary farmers and
tenants as absolute...
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traditional occupation of
Govigama and
Bathgama was
agriculture under Sri Lanka’s
feudal land
tenure system. But
Govigama and
Bathgama both communities...
- and a sub-caste of the
Govigama caste.
Found in the
highlands and the
maritime provinces but now
mostly merged into the
Govigama caste. Ryan
Bryce 1953...
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South Indians and Bengalis.
About half of the
Sinhalese po****tion are
Govigama. Of the
three native tribes, it is
believed that the Dewa are part of the...
- the
Kshatriya Solar Dynasty,
which is
quite common among [[Karava, even
Govigama ]] Names.
Arnolis Weerasooriya (1854-1888) -
first Ceylonese Colonel, and...
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newly created Siam
Nikaya succeeded in
restricting upasampada only to the
Govigama caste. It was a
period when the
traditional nobility of the
Kingdom of...
- Dewa people, are a
Sinhalese caste, who were
domestic servants of the
Govigama. They were
traditionally producers of jaggery, but have now
spread throughout...
- Lanka's history. They are
sometimes referred to as a sub-caste of the
Govigama caste.
Ancient rock
inscriptions of Sri
Lanka and
historical literature...
- of this
caste performs vital role in the
puberty rituals of
Radala and
Govigama people in some
areas of Sri Lanka. They
called "Redi nanda" for females...
