Nair or Nayar (Malayalam: നായ൪) is the name of an upper Hindu caste in the Southern Indian state of Kerala. Nairs are an integral part of Kerala's culture and have a long and illustrious history. Nairs are a warrior class (a martial nobility). In this regard, they are similar to the samurai of Japan. The word Nair is either derived from the Sanskrit word Nayaka (leader) or Naga (snakes, which the Nairs worshipped). The Nair class name also encompasses Menon, Panicker, ...

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Nairs have customs that are different from the rest of Kerala. The first of these is the Marumakkathaayam system of inheritance. This system is a matrilineal system of inheritance. It is exceptional in the sense that it was one of the few traditional systems that gave women liberty, and right to property. Under this system, women enjoyed respect, prestige and power. An exception is the community of Mannadiars of Palakkad, because they follow patrilineal system. Some historians believe that the Marumakkathaayam system started after the Chera-Chola wars during the second Chera empir ...

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Pillai is a famous title of Tamil and Malayalam-speaking people of India and Indian origin living in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, etc., Though this surname is predominantly used by Vellala caste population among the Tamil-speaking population, and the Nair caste population of the Malayalam-speaking population, quite a few other castes also use this title. Though this is a Hindu Title, there are Pillais who are Musl ...

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C. V. Devan Nair, the third President of Singapore hails from Thalassery. Oyyarathu Chandumenon, author of the first Malayalam novel Indulekha was from Thalassery. Herman Gundert, the German missionary who lived in Thalassery wrote the first English-Malayalam translator dictionary. Sanjayan (M. R. Nair), the Malayalam satirical essayist and contemporary social critic was from Thalassery. ...

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Thalassery, Thalassery - Early history, Thalassery - About the name Thalassery, Thalassery - British influence, Thalassery - Thalassery Fort, Thalassery - Of Cricket Cakes and Circus, Thalassery - Literary and Social Contributions, Thalassery - Edcuation, Thalassery - Famous personalities, Thalassery - How to reach, Thalassery - Geography

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The main religion is Hinduism, with many castes - Menon, Pisharody, Nair, Ezhava, Ezhuthachan, Namboothiri (Kerala Brahmin), Iyer (Tamil Brahmin), trader (Moothan), Gupthans, artisan community like carpenter (Asari), goldsmith (Thattan), blacksmith (Kollan) and potter (Kusavan). There are some tribals also in the forest areas. Nairs are traditionally the warrior caste. They are now in all fields, mainly in government service. Ezhavas and Ezhuthachans are mostly farmers, the educated among them in other areas also. Namboothiris work as temple priests. They were big landlords once and some of the families were of great as ...

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Palakkad, Palakkad - Statistics, Palakkad - People, Palakkad - Traditions of Palakkad, Palakkad - Places of worship, Palakkad - Climate, Palakkad - Industry, Palakkad - Educational institutions, Palakkad - Transport, Palakkad - Places of Interest, Palakkad - Famous festivals, Palakkad - Municipalities of Palakkad Dt., Palakkad - Kerala Assembly seats of Palakkad Dt.

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There are a number of schools and colleges including engineering colleges. Government Victoria College is a more-than-a-century- old institution which has many eminent persons as its former students. They include E. M. S. Namboodiripad(late communist leader), former Chief Election Commissioner T.N.Seshan, writers (the late) O.V.Vijayan and M.T.Vasudevan Nair and cartoonist Ravi Shankar. The NSS College of Engineering is an Institution by Nair Service Society and was established in the 60's. It has one of the best facilities for pure E ...

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Palakkad, Palakkad - Statistics, Palakkad - People, Palakkad - Traditions of Palakkad, Palakkad - Places of worship, Palakkad - Climate, Palakkad - Industry, Palakkad - Educational institutions, Palakkad - Transport, Palakkad - Places of Interest, Palakkad - Famous festivals, Palakkad - Municipalities of Palakkad Dt., Palakkad - Kerala Assembly seats of Palakkad Dt.

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Famous Parsis include the founder of Indian Civil Aviation and legendary industrialist J. R. D. Tata, Phirozeshah Mehta, Dadabhai Naoroji, Bhikaiji Cama, symphonic conductor Zubin Mehta, nuclear scientist Homi J. Bhabha, the similarly-named philosopher Homi K. Bhabha, the first and only field marshall of India Sam Manekshaw, screenwiter Sooni Taraporevala (of the films Salaam Bombay and Mississippi Masala, both directed by Mira Nair, as well as author of a photography book on the Parsi community entitled Parsis: The Zoroastr ...

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