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Agrarian Sinhala caste found in Sri Lanka
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
Govigama
Sinhala honorific title
granted to select individuals, often from the Govigama caste, as a mark of honor. Within the Govigama caste, the respectable "middle" ranks were referred
Mudiyanse
Traditional social stratification
occupations and status. The interior arable land is largely dominated by the Govigama caste under the Sinhalese and by the Vellalar under the Sri Lankan Tamils
Caste_system_in_Sri_Lanka
Sri Lankan Buddhist monastic order, originated from Thailand
higher ordination only to the Radala and Govigama caste, Sitinamaluwe Dhammajoti (Durawa) being the last non-Govigama monk receive his upasampada. This was
Siam_Nikaya
other occupational castes in Sri Lanka, the traditional occupation of Govigama and Bathgama was agriculture under Sri Lanka’s feudal land tenure system
Bathgama
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
Patti_caste
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
Buddhism_in_Sri_Lanka
Political party
present among the original Sinhala populations which consisted mostly of Govigama peoples. The Ravana Balaya along with the Bodu Bala Sena and Sinhala Rawaya
Ravana_Balaya
Sinhala aristocratic subcaste of the Govigamas
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
Radala
Class and caste systems in Sri Lanka
South Indians and Bengalis. About half of the Sinhalese population are Govigama. Of the three native tribes, it is believed that the Dewa are part of the
Social_class_in_Sri_Lanka
President of Sri Lanka from 1993 to 1994
Palingumanike Manamperi, as the eldest child in a middle-class Kandyan Govigama Sinhala Buddhist family living on the outskirts of the then-Udunuwara parliamentary
D._B._Wijetunga
Sri Lankan Buddhist monastic order, originated from Myanmar
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
Amarapura_Nikāya
Social stratification conferring status
1210577. ISSN 1664-1078. PMC 10764522. PMID 38179495. "Karava of Sri Lanka - Govigama". karava.org. Retrieved 21 October 2025. Boon, James (1977). The Anthropological
Caste
Surname list
the Kshatriya Solar Dynasty, which is quite common among Karava, even Govigama names. Arnolis Weerasooriya (1854-1888), first Ceylonese Colonel, and Sinhalese
Weerasooriya
Ceylonese Dutch colonial administrator
at Silver Smith Street and Katunayake walauwa was situated at Kotugoda. Govigama E. R. Gooneratne Social Change in Nineteenth Century Ceylon Deprecated
Nicholas_Dias_Abeysinghe
Minority Sinhalese caste
class by the British in the 19th century, its restriction only to the Govigama caste, production of spurious caste hierarchy lists by this class and changes
Hēna
Colonial title and office in Ceylon
subsequently convincing the British rulers that they were from the numerous Govigama caste. This was a strategic move as it gave the British masters the impression
Ceylonese_Mudaliyars
1944 novel
ancestral manor. Piyal falls in love with Nanda, but she is from a high caste Govigama family and her parents disagree to give Nanda in marriage to Piyal and
Gamperaliya_(novel)
President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993
in second with 2,289,860 (44.95%) votes. Premadasa became the first non-Govigama politician to be appointed prime minister and elected president of Sri
Ranasinghe_Premadasa
Agrarian Sri Lankan Tamil caste
"lords of the floods". Dutch archives registered the Vellalar and the Govigama under the term Bellalas. A branch of Vellalas, the old ruling caste of
Sri_Lankan_Vellalar
Sri Lankan politician and statesman
was mostly populated by a different caste despite him belonging to the Govigama caste which was a minority in the said electorate. He was known as the
G._M._Premachandra
Sri Lankan politician (born 1975)
United National Party. List of political families in Sri Lanka List of Govigama people Ruwan Wijewardene appointed Non-Cabinet Minister of Media Ruwan
Ruwan_Wijewardene
Caste amongst the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka
with formerly martial origins. They were classed as a sub-caste of the Govigama during the British period. Many are agriculturalists and workers throughout
Demala-Gattara
Agrarian Sri Lankan Tamil caste
common. Other traditions account that they were Sinhalese captives from the Govigama caste who were settled in Jaffna Kingdom, suggested by their ritual status
Koviyar
Sri Lankan politician
Lankaputhra – 2019--> Government of Sri Lanka – Sri Lankabhimanya – 2023 List of Govigama people List of political families in Sri Lanka List of Sri Lankan non-career
Karu_Jayasuriya
Sri Lankan diplomat
was elected to the post in 1975. Wijeyeratne was the first low country Govigama person in the history of Sri Lanka who successfully challenged the Kandyan
Nissanka_Wijeyeratne
into larger communities. This community was classed as a sub-caste of the Govigama during the British period. Caste system in Sri Lanka Ryan Bryce 1953 Caste
Porowakara
Sri Lankan politician
absence of direct or investigative evidence to proceed with the case. Govigama List of political families in Sri Lanka Welabada, Lakmal (6 January 2008)
Duminda_Dissanayake
Ceylonese colonial-era headman
on plantation ventures was the Corea Family of Chilaw, an influential govigama group with a history going back to Portuguese rule when they were warriors
James_Edward_Corea
Lankan independence activist Sri Lankan independence movement Govigama List of Govigama people De Silva, K. M.; Silva, Kingsley Muthumuni de (January
Charles_Edgar_Corea
Head Mudaliyar Military Chief of Portuguese Ceylon
Diaz Fernández Abeysundere Samarakone was born in Hakmana, Matara to a Govigama family named Abeysundere Samarakone Mudaliyanse, which was confirmed in
Samarakone_Rala
Sinhali Surname
personal name,Don Carolis Appuhamy,Hinni Appuhamy,etc. can be quoted. Govigama Radala Mudiyanse Sinhalese people Clough, B (1887). Sinhala English Dictionary
Appuhami
on plantation ventures was the Corea Family of Chilaw, an influential govigama group with a history going back to Portuguese rule when they were warriors
Edirimanne_Corea_Family_Union
Sri Lankan politician (1871–1962)
Lankan independence activist Sri Lankan independence movement Govigama List of Govigama people Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Chilaw, Sri Lanka Senaveratna
Victor_Corea
Sri Lankan politician (1947–2023)
from the Central Province on the basis of Cooray's Catholic faith and non-Govigama caste. "Parliament of Sri Lanka – REGINOLD COORAY". Archived from the original
Reginald_Cooray
Ceylonese colonial-era headman
on plantation ventures was the Corea Family of Chilaw, an influential Govigama group with a history going back to Portuguese rule when they were warriors
James_Alfred_Corea
and not restricted to any particular caste. According to a legend when Govigama palanquin-bearers of the rulers in Kurunagala refused to render their hereditary
Siviyar
Place in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
villagers in later periods. Many belong to the Halagama caste and few Govigama families. Namaneliya and Buwellagoda are nearby villages in the castes
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