Encyclopedia - Nair: Encyclopedia - Nair
Nair or Nayar (Malayalam: നായ൪) is the name of an upper Hindu caste in the Southern Indian state of Kerala. Nairs are an integral...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nair: Encyclopedia Ii - Nair - Origins And History
According to Chattambi Swamigal, who interpreted ancient Tamil texts, Nairs were a Dravidian nobility called the "Naka Lords". Ancient So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nair: Encyclopedia Ii - Nair - Some Nair Customs And Traditions
Nairs have customs that are different from the rest of Kerala. The first of these is the Marumakkathaayam system of inheritance. This sys...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pillai: Encyclopedia - Pillai
Pillai is a famous title of Tamil and Malayalam-speaking people of India and Indian origin living in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, etc....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thalassery: Encyclopedia Ii - Thalassery - Famous Personalities
C. V. Devan Nair, the third President of Singapore hails from Thalassery. Oyyarathu Chandumenon, author of the first Malayalam novel Indu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palakkad: Encyclopedia Ii - Palakkad - People
The main religion is Hinduism, with many castes - Menon, Pisharody, Nair, Ezhava, Ezhuthachan, Namboothiri (Kerala Brahmin), Iyer (Tamil ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palakkad: Encyclopedia Ii - Palakkad - Educational Institutions
There are a number of schools and colleges including engineering colleges. Government Victoria College is a more-than-a-century- old inst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zoroastrianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Zoroastrianism - Famous Zoroastrians
Famous Parsis include the founder of Indian Civil Aviation and legendary industrialist J. R. D. Tata, Phirozeshah Mehta, Dadabhai Naoroji...   » Read the article