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The Nair (/ ˈ n aɪər /, Malayalam:) also known as Nayar, are a group of Indian Hindu castes, described by anthropologist Kathleen Gough as "not a unitary group but a named category of castes". The Nair include several castes and many subdivisions, not all of whom historically bore the name 'Nair'.
Thottuvelil Krishna Pillai Ayappan Nair, former Indian Administrative Service and adviser to the Prime Minister of India. Meppally Keshava Pillai Krishnankutty Nair, Indian Administrative Service officer. Ramakrishna Pillai Ramachandran Nair, Indian Administrative Service officer. K. Sankaran Nair, 2nd Director of the Research and Analysis Wing
Velakali is a ritualistic martial arts form performed by Nair men in some temples of southern Kerala. [6] The form depicts the fight between the Pandavas and Kauravas. [7] It originated in Ambalappuzha, where Mathoor Panicker, chief of the Chempakasserri army, employed it to boost the martial spirit of the people.
Sushil Kumar Pillai - Indian Army General, Colonel of the Assam Regiment from 1987 to 1991 and was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 1989. Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair - most decorated officer of the Indian Army, as the only serviceman to have been awarded both the highest (Ashoka Chakra) and second highest (Kirti Chakra) awards for ...
The following is a list of Indian astronauts, ... Prasanth Nair: Group Captain: 26 August 1976 [to be determined] [needs update] [6] 2 Ajit Krishnan: Group Captain:
Swaroopathil Nairs were one of the high ranking subcastes belonging to the Nair community in Kerala. This subcaste is found only in Travancore, where they are mostly warriors, major military castes of kerala, also involved in administrative duties in the Travancore Kingdom. They are mostly warriors of the Illam Nair landlords of Travancore. [1]
Kurup of Travancore (alternatively Guyrip, Kuruppu or Kuruppanmar), meaning "Guru" in Sanskrit was a title used by Nairs in the Kingdom of Travancore, [1] many among them were powerful warlords, also serving as warriors and army generals.
A Reclining Nair lady is a 1902 painting by the Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma. [1] The painting features a recumbent Nair woman, [2] [3] with a book open in front of her while attended by a maid. [2] Varma draw this painting inspired from Edward Manet's 1863 painting Olympia.