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Patti caste

Patti caste

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Patti is a traditional caste of Herdsmen from Sri Lanka’s feudal past. They were a part of the feudal land tenure system and a sub-caste of the Govigama caste. Found in the highlands and the maritime provinces but now mostly merged into the Govigama caste.

References

  • Ryan Bryce 1953 Caste in Modern Ceylon, Rutgers University Press
  • Ceylon Gazetteer 1855


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