What is "bathgama"

Also Bathgama and Padu, although the latter might sound somewhat derogatory as with the "N" word. A significant Sri Lankan caste predominantly in the Kandyan provinces, the traditional occupation of which was the cultivation of rice paddy. Hence the name Bath (rice) and Gama (village) in the Sinhala language. The word Govi (not to be confused with Govigama) is also used to identify this cast, particularly when advertising for marriage proposals.