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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- traditional occupation of Govigama and Bathgama was agriculture under Sri Lanka’s feudal land tenure system. But Govigama and Bathgama both communities...
- 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...
- 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...