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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'.
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.
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
The following is the filmography of Indian actor Vijayaraghavan. Filmography ... Chandrashekharan Nair: Kadalora Kattu: Ponnappan: ... For Sale: Achayan: Blackberry:
The Vilakkithala Nair are a caste found in Kerala state, India. See also. Nair; Nair subcast; References
Menoky (or Menoki) is a title of Nair in the Indian state of Kerala. The Menoky are one of 14 "high caste" Nayar (there are 4 "low caste" Nair sub-castes), and historically served as administrators and feudal landlords. [1] [full citation needed]
The Maniyani Nair [1] (also known as Kolaya, Kolari, Ayar, Konar [2] [3],Urali Nair in different areas) is a Malayalam speaking Yadava community, [4] and Nair sub-caste native to Kerala state of South India. [5] They are mainly distributed in , Kannur, Kasaragod districts.
Moopil Nair, also transliterated Mooppil and Muppil is an elite subgroup of the Nair caste.They were vazhunnors, naduvazhis and desavazhis of small feudal polities on the Malabar, present-day Kerala state, South India, typically owing at least nominal allegiance to a superordinate Raja, despite frequently aggregating lands and political powers of sufficient scale so as to establish them as ...