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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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brave women chakali Ilamma who
fought for the people. In the
weddings of
Govigama or
Radala households, they
provide the ****s ("Paawada" in Sinhala) and...
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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...
- Dewa people, are a
Sinhalese caste, who were
domestic servants of the
Govigama. They were
traditionally producers of jaggery, but have now
spread throughout...
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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...
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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...
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issued a
decree stating that only
those of the
govigama caste could join the Siam Nikaya, and
those non-
govigama bhikkhus which did
exist were
exiled or prevented...
- had
considered themselves to be an
exclusive caste and not part of the
Govigama caste.
Bryce Ryan
observed as
recently as 1953 that
Radalas repudiated...
- common.
Other traditions account that they were
Sinhalese captives from the
Govigama caste who were
settled in
Jaffna Kingdom,
suggested by
their ritual status...