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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...
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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...
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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...
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