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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]
Illathu Nairs, Kiryathil Nairs, Nambiar, Eradi, Samantha Kshatriya, Swaroopathil Nair Samantan Nair , also known as Samanthan Nair or just Samantan [ 1 ] (meaning "equal to" or "deemed to be"), was a generic term applied to dignify a group of sub-clans among the ruling elites ( Naduvazhi ) and feudal lords ( Jenmimar ) of the Nair community in ...
The Nair (/ ˈ n aɪər /, ... It classifies some, such as the Illathu and Swaroopathu Nairs, as a forward caste, but other sections, such as the Veluthedathu, ...
Illathu Nairs make up around 42,429 (14%) of the total Malabar Nairs. They were warriors and managers of Nambudiri Brahmin landlords. Brahmin-dependent Nairs are found only in British Malabar and Cochin. The Charnavar or Cherna Nairs are the most populous Nair subcaste in British Malabar, constituting around 50% of the total Malabar Nair ...
Historically, despite the absence of the usual 4-tier Varṇa classification in South India, the Kiriyathil Nair along with Samanthan Nair, Illathu Nair and Swaroopathil Nairs were objectively considered as kshatriyas, [58] having functions like ruling, administrative, military and social requirements and duties that are associated with warrior ...
Kaimal is an aristocratic title or position granted by various Rajas to powerful Nair families in Kerala.. The word "Kaimal" originated from "Kai," meaning "the hand," signifying power in medieval Kerala.
A traditional Nambudiri Mana. 1883 sketch depicting a Nambūdiri man with the traditional pūrvaśikhā, or forelock. The Nambudiri (Malayalam pronunciation: [n̪ɐmbuːd̪iɾi]), also transliterated as Nampoothiri, Nambūdiri, Namboodiri, Namboothiri and Nampūtiri, are a Malayali Brahmin caste, native to what is now the state of Kerala, India, where they constituted part of the traditional ...
Bunts don't have a ritual called 'Nilam Mezhukuka', it is a ritual of Kiriyathil-Illathu Nair community and it is performed after the cremation of dead body. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.194.67.158 ( talk ) 08:07, 8 April 2018 (UTC) [ reply ]