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...

higher ordination only to the Radala and Govigama caste, Sitinamaluwe Dhammajoti (Durawa) being the last non-Govigama monk receive his upasampada. This was...

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

the Kshatriya Solar Dynasty, which is quite common among [[Karava, even Govigama ]] Names. Arnolis Weerasooriya (1854-1888) - first Ceylonese Colonel, and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

common. Other traditions account that they were Sinhalese captives from the Govigama caste who were settled in Jaffna Kingdom, suggested by their ritual status...

"lords of the floods". Dutch archives registered the Vellalar and the Govigama under the term Bellalas. According to myth, the Vellalar and Pallar are...

Portuguese which earned him the titles of Diaz and Fernández. He belonged to a Govigama family named Abeysundere Samarakone Mudaliyanse in Hakmana which is confirmed...

at Silver Smith Street and Katunayake walauwa was situated at Kotugoda. Govigama E. R. Gooneratne Social Change in Nineteenth Century Ceylon Archived 2013-01-21...

ancestral manor. Piyal falls in love with Nanda, but she is of high caste Govigama family and her parents disagree to give Nanda in marriage to Piyal and...

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...

United National Party. List of political families in Sri Lanka List of Govigama people Ruwan Wijewardene appointed Non-Cabinet Minister of Media Ruwan...

with formerly martial origins. They were classed as a sub-caste of the Govigama during the British period. Many are agriculturalists and workers throughout...

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...

villagers in later periods. Many belong to the Halagama caste and few Govigama families. Namaneliya and Buwellagoda are nearby villages in the castes...

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...

personal name,Don Carolis Appuhamy,Hinni Appuhamy,etc. can be quoted. Govigama Radala Sinhalese people Clough, B (1887). Sinhala English Dictionary. Ceylon:...

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...

the youngest Cabinet Minister of the Cabinet/Parliament of Sri Lanka. Govigama List of political families in Sri Lanka Biographies of Member of Parliament...

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...

was elected for the post in 1975. Wijeyeratne was the first low country Govigama person in the history of Sri Lanka who successfully challenged the Kandyan...

Lankan independence activist Sri Lankan independence movement Govigama List of Govigama people De Silva, K. M.; Silva, Kingsley Muthumuni de (January...