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Caste system in Sri Lanka

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and inscriptions, show that a feudal system namely existed among the Sinhalese. Evidence of this hierarchy can be seen during the 18th-century British-Kandyan period, indicating its continuation even after the Sri Lankan monarchy. Colonialism and foreign intervention in the dynastic conflicts of the
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are social stratification systems found among the ethnic groups of the island since ancient times. The models are similar to those found in Continental India, but are less extensive and important for various reasons. Modern times Sri Lanka is often considered to be a casteless society in south asia.
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A universal welfare system that focused on providing education for everyone regardless of background has provided people from lower caste groups similar opportunities to enter jobs previously only frequented by those in upper-caste groups, with younger generations mostly rejecting any pressure to
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Those who are considered to be of higher castes occupy the first row of line rooms, and that sect includes Maravar, Kallar, Agamudaiyar, Mudaliyar (kaikolars), Mutharaiyar (Watch mans) etc. They perform respectable jobs such as factory work and grinding of tea as minor labour work, on the other
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The caste systems of Sri Lanka were historically not tied to the religious establishment but rather a tool to service the ruling elite - a model more reminiscent of feudalism in Europe. At least three major, parallel caste systems exist in Sri Lankan society:
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The "Duraya" was a loose categorization of lower Kandyan castes, comprising the castes of Vahumpura, Puda, Panna, Velli, Berava, possibly Henaya, and more. The group was interpreted by the British for their own administrative purposes and was used loosely.
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caste, many now may not own land. Most Govigama were however ordinary farmers and tenants as absolute land ownership was exclusive to the king until the British colonial period. The most important feature of the Kandyan system was
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There are still differences between the caste structures of the highlands and those of the low country, although some service groups were common to both in ancient Sri Lanka. The southwestern coast has three other castes (the
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hand, they are also involved in business activities. Even though they belong to the labour category under the British rule and post-independence of the country, they were influential among conductors, tea makers,
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The caste system has stronger religious ties than its Sinhalese counterpart, although both systems have comparable castes. There are in the Sri Lankan Tamil caste system, distinctions between
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The caste system or feudal of the Sinhalese and Sri Lankan Tamils display some similar traits, where both systems having comparable castes with similar occupations and status.
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Political power and wealth have largely replaced caste as the main factor in Sri Lankan social stratification, especially in the Sinhalese and Indian Tamil communities.
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have shown that most of the Sinhala community are genetically related to North Indians, with traces from South India too. About half of the Sinhalese population are
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Caste in Jaffna And India, Review Article on Neville Jayaweera's Jaffna Exorcising the Past and Holding the Vision Dr Devanesan Nesiah (Sunday Leader 10.10.2014)
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consists of the Kannar (brass-workers), Kollar (blacksmiths), Tattar (goldsmiths), Tatchar (carpenters), Kartatchar (sculptor). Along with the Kammalar were the
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A few slave castes exist as well. One caste called the Demalagattaru were an ancient caste of Tamil captives during times of war between Sinhalese and Tamil.
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were preserved from its 1818 collapse beyond independence in 1948 and the Land Reform Act of the 1970s. Although large agricultural landlords belonged to the
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In traditional Sinhalese society Buddhist monks are placed at the top. Irrespective of the birth caste of a monk, even the king had to show respect to them.
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are also among the coastal communities involved in fishing. The Paravars or Bharathas are traditionally found in the western part of the island in the
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conform to caste-related jobs. The Civil War has also broken down caste barriers as they were seen as an obstacle toward ethnolinguistic unity.
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A SHORT HISTORY OF LANKA by Humphry William Codrington, CHAPTER I; THE BEGINNINGS 'The princess and her retinue/dowry (service castes)'
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The Ceylon Gazetteer: Containing an Accurate Account of the Districts, Provinces, Cities, Towns ... &c. of the Island of Ceylon
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island throughout history have also influenced the caste system, some suggesting even a re-arrangement of the occupational castes.
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Samarasinghe, S. W. R. de A.; Studies, International Centre for Ethnic; utviklingshjelp, Norway Direktoratet for (1990).
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M. M. M. Mahroof (November–December 2000). "A Conspectus of Tamil Caste Systems in Sri Lanka: Away from a Parataxis".
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The adaptable peasant: agrarian society in western Sri Lanka under Dutch rule, 1740–1800, Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri,
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of the western part of the island, and predominantly Hindus in the eastern part of the island.
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The Intra-Group Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka: Learning to Read Between the Lines
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Seneviratna, Anuradha; Silva, Nimal De; Lanka), Madhyama SaáčƒskrÌ„tika Aramudala (Sri (1999).
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indicating the four-fold division is the earliest Tamil literature to mention caste.
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where they are the major landowners also involved in agriculture. The Mukkuvars are
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and form approximately half the population of their respective ethnicities. The
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Kshatriya, GK (December 1995). "Genetic affinities of Sri Lankan populations".
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World heritage city of Kandy, Sri Lanka: conservation and development plan
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under the Tamils. Both castes share a common origin with background in
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Silva, Kalinga Tudor; Sivapragasam, P.P.; Thanges, Paramsothy (2009).
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societies and also the agricultural, coastal and artisanal societies.
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from India. Although the origin of Sri Lankan communities is unclear,
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population and are the major land owning and agricultural caste.
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were the respective Sinhalese Ambattaya and Hinnava, and Tamil
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were collectively known as Navandanna by the Sinhalese and as
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may be the first reference to a specialized occupation.
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The agricultural society has mainly the castes of the
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Other Sri Lankan Tamil castes of importance are the
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(1971). 340: 237: 21:caste systems in Sri Lanka 6078:Caste system in Sri Lanka 6042: 5983: 5875: 5843: 5810: 5736: 5708: 5695: 5682: 5600: 5557: 5517: 5499: 5418: 5336: 5296: 5205: 5198: 5153: 5056: 5052: 5039: 4902: 4856: 4852: 4823: 4749: 4708: 4668: 4410: 4334: 4294: 4271: 4245: 4195: 4188: 4157: 4141: 4119: 4094: 4072: 4049: 4023: 3988: 3981: 3950: 3924: 3902: 3827: 3767: 3697: 3690: 3650: 3612: 3570: 3548: 3490: 3422: 3382: 3365: 3332: 3325: 3256: 3220: 3164: 3142: 3019: 3012: 2932: 2873: 2860:National Security Council 2820: 2811: 2777: 2764:Defunct political parties 2757:Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 2717: 2639: 2628: 2565:1987 anti-Sinhalese riots 2505:Policy of standardisation 2285: 2271: 2185: 2058:Perera, H. T. D. (1978). 1967:Schröder, Ulrike (2012). 1874:10.1017/S002191181100088X 624:Social class in Sri Lanka 606:. This group consists of 555:associated with the five 543:Tolkāppiyam Porulatikaram 421:or Roman Catholic in the 287:, many traditions of the 240:Category:Sinhalese castes 6016:Pre-industrial East Asia 4470:East Timor (Timor-Leste) 4180:Indian Ocean slave trade 3973:Indian Ocean slave trade 3815:Wariyapola Sri Sumangala 3409:Wars of Kotte Succession 2971:Leader of the Opposition 2613:2022 Sri Lankan protests 2391:Ceylon National Congress 2313:Sinhalese–Portuguese War 2200:Donoughmore Constitution 2028:De Silva, K. M. (2014). 1613:Raghavan, M. D. (1961). 1369:. Springer. p. 52. 966:Area Handbook for Ceylon 6093:Caste system by country 5064:Administrative detainee 4731:Cocos (Keeling) Islands 4281:Sri Lankan Creole Malay 3460:1615 Colombo earthquake 3094:Enforced disappearances 2752:Tamil National Alliance 2737:Sri Lanka Freedom Party 2343:American Ceylon Mission 2224:2000 Draft Constitution 2218:1997 Draft Constitution 2212:Republican Constitution 2138:Caste amongst Sinhalese 2063:(Doctoral dissertation) 1488:Hussein, Asiff (2007). 1160:"Traditional Sri Lanka" 767:10.4038/sljh.v40i0.7229 337:Sri Lankan Tamil castes 5480: 4129:The Dutch in Sri Lanka 3855:Malwathu Maha Viharaya 3594:House of Siri Sanga Bo 3465:Kandyan Treaty of 1638 3238:Provincial governments 3192:North Western Province 3182:North Central Province 2855:Administrative Service 2747:Samagi Jana Balawegaya 2529:Vaddukoddai Resolution 2481:1958 anti-Tamil pogrom 2469:1956 anti-Tamil pogrom 2439:Ceylon Citizenship Act 2403:Donoughmore Commission 2279: 2240:Acts of the Parliament 2078:Cite journal requires 2050:Caste in modern Ceylon 2030:A history of Sri Lanka 1390:Das, Sonia N. 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Colombo Telegraph. 1933:Kolappan, B (2015). 1725:American Ethnologist 399:South Indian Paravar 103:is dominated by the 5410:Vanniar (Chieftain) 4672:limited recognition 4170:Ceylonese rixdollar 3835:Temple of the Tooth 3392:Pre-Kandyan Period 3357:Transitional period 3228:Electoral districts 2986:Secretaries-General 2966:Leader of the House 2914:Magistrate's Courts 2493:Sirima–Shastri Pact 2487:Coup d'Ă©tat attempt 2427:Soulbury Commission 2409:Suriya-Mal Movement 2379:Temperance movement 1851:Klem, Bart (2011). 580:Indian caste system 568:Hill Country Tamils 537:Indian Tamil castes 504:Sri Lankan Chetties 364:Sri Lankan Vellalar 268:Sadharmaratnavaliya 5991:18th-century Spain 5845:Standard of living 5549:Upper middle class 5544:Lower middle class 5135:Political prisoner 4917:Chattering classes 4889:Spoon class theory 3805:Keppetipola Disawe 3532:Kandyan Convention 3515:Invasion of Ceylon 3248:Political families 3087:Online Safety Bill 3047:Capital punishment 2523:Sirima–Gandhi Pact 2349:Kandyan Convention 2280: 1994:Radhakrishnan, V. 179:. The traditional 6088:Feudalism in Asia 6060: 6059: 6038: 6037: 6034: 6033: 5871: 5870: 5678: 5677: 5674: 5673: 5670: 5669: 5572:Lumpenproletariat 5074:illegal immigrant 5035: 5034: 4947:Classless society 4777: 4776: 4714:other territories 4372: 4371: 4330: 4329: 4326: 4325: 4133: 4115: 4114: 4090: 4089: 3916: 3898: 3897: 3823: 3822: 3790:Gongalegoda Banda 3686: 3685: 3668:Diyawadana Nilame 3562: 3544: 3543: 3540: 3539: 3494:(1739–1815) 3426:(1592–1739) 3395:(1469–1592) 3272: 3271: 3243:Local governments 3233:Foreign relations 3202:Southern Province 3187:Northern Province 3160: 3159: 3129:Sexual minorities 3099:Gender inequality 3013:Political culture 3008: 3007: 2807: 2806: 2719:Political parties 2287:Political history 2278:Flag of Sri Lanka 2039:978-955-8095-92-8 1501:978-955-97262-2-7 1430:978-0-8426-0780-3 950:978-955-8790-00-7 925:978-955-96318-3-5 900:978-955-613-126-0 818:978-1-84331-231-4 731:978-1-4422-5585-2 706:978-1-59033-573-4 576:indentured labour 547:Sangam literature 516:Sri Lankan Tamils 466:domestic servants 452:(toddy-tappers), 415:Eastern Sri Lanka 285:Central Highlands 81:Sri Lankan Tamils 6100: 6073:Sinhalese castes 6050: 6049: 5877: 5778:Mexican-American 5706: 5705: 5697: 5696: 5684: 5683: 5485: 5428:Business magnate 5318:Knowledge worker 5203: 5202: 5091:dual or multiple 5054: 5053: 5041: 5040: 4995:Social exclusion 4990:Social cleansing 4904: 4854: 4853: 4843:Economic classes 4804: 4797: 4790: 4781: 4780: 4767: 4757: 4756: 4726:Christmas Island 4412:Sovereign states 4399: 4392: 4385: 4376: 4375: 4362: 4361: 4352: 4342: 4341: 4193: 4192: 4131: 4121: 4120: 3986: 3985: 3942:Captain-generals 3914: 3904: 3903: 3780:Ehelepola Nilame 3720:Esala Mangallaya 3695: 3694: 3673:Basnayaka Nilame 3614:Amātya Mandalaya 3577: 3576: 3560: 3558:Kingdom of Kandy 3550: 3549: 3495: 3491:Nayakkar Period 3427: 3396: 3389: 3388: 3367: 3366: 3299: 3292: 3285: 3276: 3275: 3262: 3261: 3212:Western Province 3177:Eastern Province 3172:Central Province 3017: 3016: 2818: 2817: 2662:Environmentalism 2637: 2636: 2463:Sinhala Only Act 2433:Independence Day 2373:Matale rebellion 2307:Wijayaba Kollaya 2172: 2165: 2158: 2149: 2148: 2087: 2081: 2076: 2074: 2066: 2064: 2054: 2043: 2015: 2014: 2012: 2011: 1991: 1985: 1984: 1964: 1958: 1957: 1949: 1943: 1942: 1930: 1924: 1923: 1903: 1894: 1893: 1857: 1848: 1842: 1841: 1821: 1815: 1814: 1812: 1811: 1805: 1798: 1790: 1784: 1783: 1774: 1768: 1767: 1757: 1751: 1750: 1740: 1716: 1710: 1709: 1703: 1695: 1675: 1669: 1668: 1658: 1652: 1651: 1627: 1621: 1620: 1610: 1604: 1603: 1583: 1577: 1576: 1556: 1550: 1549: 1529: 1523: 1522: 1512: 1506: 1505: 1485: 1479: 1478: 1468: 1462: 1461: 1441: 1435: 1434: 1414: 1408: 1407: 1387: 1381: 1380: 1360: 1354: 1353: 1333: 1327: 1326: 1309:(11/12): 40–59. 1303:Social Scientist 1298: 1292: 1291: 1286:. 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The 482:(oil-presser), 423:Puttalam region 419:largely Muslims 403:Portuguese rule 345: 339: 310: 308:Southern castes 281: 272:Yogaratnakaraya 242: 236: 58: 17: 12: 11: 5: 6106: 6096: 6095: 6090: 6085: 6080: 6075: 6058: 6057: 6055: 6054: 6043: 6040: 6039: 6036: 6035: 6032: 6031: 6029: 6028: 6023: 6018: 6013: 6011:Ottoman Empire 6008: 6003: 5998: 5996:Ancient Greece 5993: 5987: 5985: 5981: 5980: 5978: 5977: 5972: 5970:United Kingdom 5967: 5962: 5957: 5952: 5947: 5942: 5937: 5932: 5927: 5922: 5917: 5912: 5907: 5902: 5897: 5892: 5887: 5881: 5879: 5873: 5872: 5869: 5868: 5866: 5865: 5863:Home-ownership 5860: 5855: 5849: 5847: 5841: 5840: 5838: 5837: 5832: 5827: 5822: 5816: 5814: 5808: 5807: 5805: 5804: 5803: 5802: 5797: 5787: 5786: 5785: 5780: 5775: 5765: 5764: 5763: 5758: 5753: 5742: 5740: 5734: 5733: 5731: 5730: 5725: 5720: 5718:American Dream 5715: 5709: 5703: 5693: 5692: 5680: 5679: 5676: 5675: 5672: 5671: 5668: 5667: 5665: 5664: 5659: 5650: 5645: 5640: 5631: 5622: 5617: 5612: 5606: 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Index

Sinhalese
Sri Lankan Tamil
Indian Tamils
arable land
Govigama
Sinhalese
Vellalar
Sri Lankan Tamils
husbandmen
peasants
Bathgama
Pallars
coastal land
Karavas
Karaiyar
seafaring
trade
warfare
artisans
Kammalar
endogamous
blacksmith
goldsmith
coppersmith
carpenters
stonemasons
toddy tapping
Durava
Nalavar
jaggery

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