Notable members of the Nair community of southern India include:
Dynasties
- Zamorin of Calicut[1]
- Kingdom of Travancore[2][3]
- Thekkumkur Kingdom[4]
- Vadakkumkur Kingdom[4]
- Chirakkal Raja[5]
- Kadathanadu[5]
- Kingdom of Venad[6]
- Valluvanad[6]
- Ernād[6]
- Palakkad[6]
- Kingdom of Kolathunadu[6]
- Kavalappara Moopil Nayar[7]
Spiritual leaders
- Tapovan Maharaj[8]
- Chattampi Swamikal[9] – Hindu sage, social reformer
- Devasahayam Pillai[10] - Roman Catholic Saint cannonized by the Church
- Swami Chinmayananda[11] - Spiritual leader and founding father of Vishwa Hindu Parishad
Politicians
- A K Gopalan[12]
- V.K. Krishna Menon[13]
- Shashi Tharoor[14]
- M. G. Ramachandran[15]
- Pattom Thanu Pillai[16]
- C. Sankaran Nair[17] (Former president of Indian National Congress)
- A. R. Menon Ambattu Ravunni Menon
- M. V. Raghavan[18]
- E.K Nayanar[19]
- C Achutha Menon
- P K Vasudevan Nair
- R.Balakrishna Pillai[20]
- Ramesh Chennithala[21]
- Prakash Karat[22]
Policymakers/administrators
- Velu Thampi Dalawa[23] – Dalawa of erstwhile Travancore Kingdom and freedom fighter
- Raja Kesavadas[24]– Dewan of Travancore and was known as the Maker of modern Alleppey
- Paliath Achan[25]
- Gopal Krishna Pillai
- K. P. S. Menon (senior)[26]
- V. P. Menon[26] – Constitutional Adviser and Political Reforms Commissioner to the last three Viceroys during British rule in India
- C. Madhavan Nair[26]
- M. K. Narayanan[26]
- Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai[27]
- P. K. Narayana Panicker
- K. M. Panikkar[28] – Historian, novelist, and diplomat
- M. G. Ramachandran[29]
- K. Kelappan[30] – a.k.a. Kerala Gandhi, freedom fighter, founder of the Nair Service Society
- Jyotindra Nath Dixit Former National Security Adviser
Military personnel
- Lt General Kunhiraman Palat Candeth[31][32]
- Sandeep Unnikrishnan[33]
- Lakshmi Sahgal[34]
- Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair[35]
Arts & literature
- Bharath Gopi[36]
- Suresh Gopi[37]
- C. V. Raman Pillai[38]
- Irayimman Thampi[39]
- K.B. Ganesh Kumar[40]
- Mohanlal[41]
- Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai[42]
- Travancore Sisters[42]
- Vineeth[42]
See also
- National Democratic Party (Kerala) - Political wing of the Nair Service Society
- List of people from Kerala
References
- ↑ Land of seven rivers: History of India's Geography{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(2012). ISBN 9788184756715
- ↑ The Dutch in Malabar{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1911)
- ↑ False Allies: India’s Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma{{#if:Pillai|, Pillai}. Juggernaut Books(2021)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Malabar And The Dutch{{#if:Panikkar|, Panikkar}(1930)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 History of Tipu Sultan{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(2005). ISBN 9788187879572
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Matrilineal Kinship{{#if:Gough|, Gough}. University of California Press(1962). ISBN 978-1111665906
- ↑ Castes and Tribes of South India{{#if:Thurston|, Thurston}(1909)
- ↑ Journey Of A Master{{#if:Chinmayananda|, Chinmayananda}(1989). ISBN 9788175973053
- ↑ The Relationship Between the Eucharistic Liturgy, the Interior Life and the Social Witness of the Church According to Joseph Cardinal Parecattil{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Gregorian Biblical BookShop(1 January 1996). ISBN 978-88-7652-695-4
- ↑ 18th century Keralite 'martyr' to be beatified by church. web.archive.org(2021-06-25). Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ↑ Swami Chinmayananda: A Life of Inspiration and Service{{#if:Emir|, Emir}. Central Chinmaya Mission Trust(1998). ISBN 1-880687-32-1
- ↑ Facts on AK Gopalan, a different story. web.archive.org(2021-06-25). Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ↑ Nehru: A Contemporary's Estimate{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(20 November 2011). ISBN 9788184002133
- ↑ India: From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond{{#if:Tharoor|, Tharoor}(1947-08-15). ISBN 9781559708036
- ↑ A Time of Transition: Rajiv Gandhi to the 21st Century{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(2009). ISBN 9780670082759
- ↑ Liberation of the Oppressed a Continuous Struggle{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. History Kanyakumari District
- ↑ A Short Life of Sir C. Sankaran Nair, C. I. E.: (fighter for India's Freedom) Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council{{#if:Nair|, Nair}(1969)
- ↑ Kannur: Inside India's Bloodiest Revenge Politics{{#if:P|, P}. Penguin Random House India Private Limited(2018-06-19). ISBN 978-93-5305-105-1
- ↑ Ancestral home of E.K Nayanar, Erambala Tharavadu, Kalyassery, Damodaran. Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ↑ Kerala Congress (B) chairman Balakrishna Pillai passes away | Kerala News | Manorama English. web.archive.org(2021-06-25). Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ↑ Profile - Ramesh Chennithala. web.archive.org(2021-06-25). Retrieved 2021-06-25.
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- ↑ Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(10 July 2014). ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9
- ↑ Coromandel: A Personal History of South India{{#if:Allen|, Allen}. Little, Brown Book Group(2017-11-02). ISBN 978-1-4087-0540-7
- ↑ The Jews of India: A story of Three Communities{{#if:Orpa|, Orpa}(1995)
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Some places are unique - CHEN. The Hindu(2008-01-13). Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ↑ NSS call to emulate Mannathu Padmanabhan. The Hindu(2002-01-03). Retrieved 28 December 2016.Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
- ↑ Review: An Autobiography. by K. M. Panikkar, K. Krishnamurthy. The Journal of Asian Studies({Template:Date).
- ↑ A Time of Transition: Rajiv Gandhi to the 21st Century{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(2009). ISBN 9780670082759
- ↑ Kelappan. K | Kerala Media Academy(2020-04-19). Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ↑ BJP today, Volume 12. Page:20, Column:3
- ↑ Themes of Glory: Indian Artillery in War{{#if:Khullar|, Khullar}(2017-05-15). ISBN 9789385563973
- ↑ Ashoka Chakra Recipients{{#if:Aggarwal|, Aggarwal}. Prabhat Prakashan(101)
- ↑ A matriarchal home to many illustrious daughters of India - Indian Express. Archive.indianexpress.com(2012-08-17). Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ↑ അപൂർവധൈര്യത്തിന്റെ ഓർമപ്പെടുത്തലായി കേണൽ എൻ.ജെ.നായർ. Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(2014-07-10). ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7
- ↑ Kerala actor Suresh Gopi snubbed by Hindu Nair leader. The Indian Express(27 June 2015). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ C.V. Raman Pillai{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1992). ISBN 9788172012731
- ↑ Irayimman Thampi. www.keralaculture.org. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ↑ Not anti-NSS: Ganesh Kumar. The Hindu(2012-10-17). Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ Will Mohanlal contest 2016 assembly polls? NSS denies. The News Minute(2015-12-23). Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 The Travancore Trio: Sisters who conquered the silver screen | The News Minute. web.archive.org(2021-06-25). Retrieved 2021-06-25.