The caste systems in Sri Lanka are social stratification systems found among the ethnic groups of the island since ancient times. The models are similar...

class in Sri Lanka is often described as casteless, though caste is still found on the island in both a symbolic and a practical sense. Caste is also...

Kammalar is a Tamil caste group found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in northeastern Sri Lanka. The Kammalars are involved in crafting. Kammalar...

Chetties, are an ethnicity in the island of Sri Lanka. Before 2001, they were known as the Sri Lankan Tamil ( ශ්‍රී ලංකා දෙමළ) caste, but then after 2001,...

Sri Lankan Vellalar (Tamil: இலங்கை வெள்ளாளர், lit. 'Ilaṅkai veḷḷāḷar') is a caste in Sri Lanka, predominantly found in the Jaffna peninsula and adjacent...

as well as diverse South Indian caste origins. They are instrumental in the plantation sector economy of Sri Lanka. In general, socio-economically their...

of higher castes but now that was obsolete in Sri Lanka.but still they performs several rituals in the weddings and the females of this caste performs...

Salagama (also known as Saliya) is a Sinhalese caste found mostly in the southern coastal areas of Sri Lanka. The community was traditionally associated...

island state of Sri Lanka. Today, they constitute a majority in the Northern Province, form the plurality in the Eastern Province and are in the minority...

(Tamil: கோவியர், romanized: Kōviyar, also known as Covia) is a Tamil caste found in Sri Lanka. They are traditional agriculturalists and temple workers but also...

known as Wahumpura or Dewa people, are a Sinhalese caste, who were the second largest caste in Sri Lanka. They were traditionally producers of jaggery, but...

Thimilar (Tamil: திமிலர்) is a Sri Lankan Tamil caste found in the northern and eastern coastal areas of Sri Lanka, and globally among the Tamil diaspora...

(Tamil: நளவர், romanized: Naḷavar) is a Tamil caste found in Sri Lanka. They were traditionally occupied in palm tree climbing and toddy tapping. According...

Vansa) is a Sinhalese caste found in Sri Lanka. They form approximately half of the Sinhalese population and are traditionally involved in agriculture. The...

the Moors, as well as the Sri Lankan government, which lists the Moors as a separate ethnic community. Although the caste system is not observed by the Moors...

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The caste system in Sri Lanka is a division of society into strata, influenced by the textbook jāti system found in India. Ancient Sri Lankan texts...

in South Asia have a system of social stratification arising from concepts other than "pure" and "impure", which are integral to the caste system in India...

romanized: Maṭaippaḷḷi) is a caste found mainly in the northern part of Sri Lanka. Found today as a subcaste of the Sri Lankan Vellalar, the Madapallis were...

Sri Lankan Paraiyar is a Tamil caste found in northern and eastern Sri Lanka. They are traditional parai-drummers who were also involved in weaving and...

Indic text in this article correctly. Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island...

state religion headquartered in Sri Lanka, practiced by 70.2% of the population as of 2012. Practitioners of Sri Lankan Buddhism can be found amongst...

Kinnara are a social group or a caste among the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka. Similar to the Paraiyar of the Tamil Nadu state in South India. As the mainstream...

native to the island of Sri Lanka. They are the largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka, constituting about 75% of the Sri Lankan population and number more...

(also referred to as Nadan, Shanar and Shanan) is a Tamil caste of India. Nadars are predominant in the districts of Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli...

contemporary Sri Lankan music. Caste-based folk poems, Jana Kavi, originated as communal song shared within individual groups as they engaged in daily work...

Karaiyar is a Sri Lankan Tamil caste found mainly on the northern and eastern coastal areas of Sri Lanka, and globally among the Tamil diaspora. They are...

/pəˈraɪ.ə/ pə-RY-ə and Paree) is a caste group found in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala and in Sri Lanka. Robert Caldwell, a nineteenth-century...

practiced in higher education institutions in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The practice is similar to hazing in North America, fagging in the UK, bizutage...