List of Nairs
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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[]
- Devan Nair, 3rd President of Singapore.
- A K Gopalan,[12] Prominent Communist leader and First Opposition Leader of Loksabha.
- V.K. Krishna Menon,[13] Veteran Indian Diplomat, known for his 8 hour speech in UN Security Council on Kashmir issue. Known as 'Hero of Kashmir'. Architect of Non-Aligned Movement.
- Shashi Tharoor,[14] Member of Parliament. Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (2001–2007).
- M. G. Ramachandran,[15] Former Chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
- Pattom Thanu Pillai,[16] Former Chief Minister of Kerala.
- C. Sankaran Nair,[17] Former president of Indian National Congress).
- A. R. Menon (Ambattu Ravunni Menon), popular politician and doctor, first Health minister of Kerala.
- M. V. Raghavan.[18]
- E K Nayanar,[19] Former Chief Minister of Kerala.
- C Achutha Menon, Former Chief Minister of Kerala.
- P K Vasudevan Nair, Former Chief Minister of Kerala.
- R.Balakrishna Pillai,[20] Former Minister of Kerala.
- Ramesh Chennithala,[21] Former Home minister of Kerala.
- Prakash Karat,[22] CPI(M) Politbureau member.
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
- V K Krishna Menon
- 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[15]
- K. Kelappan[29] – 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,[30][31] Padmabhushan Awardee.
- Sandeep Unnikrishnan,[32] Ashoka Chakra Awardee.
- Lakshmi Sahgal,[33] Veteran freedom fighter and was Chief of Jhansi Rani Regiment of Indian National Army.
- Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair,[34] Ashoka Chakra Awardee.
- Admiral R. Hari Kumar, Chief of Naval Staff of Indian Navy.
- Lt General Sarath Chand,[35] Vice Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army.
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]
- K. S. Chithra
- Sujatha Mohan
- Raftaar
- Prithviraj Sukumaran
- Indrajith Sukumaran
- M. G. Radhakrishnan
- M. G. Sreekumar
- G. Venugopal
- Unni Menon
- Priyadarshan
See also[]
- National Democratic Party (Kerala) - Political wing of the Nair Service Society
- List of people from Kerala
References[]
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- ^ a b Panikkar, K.M (1930). Malabar And The Dutch. p. 31.
- ^ a b Mohibbul Hasan (2005). History of Tipu Sultan. p. 140. ISBN 9788187879572.
- ^ a b c d e Gough, Kathleen (1962). "Central Kerala". In Schneider, David Murray; Gough, Kathleen (eds.). Matrilineal Kinship. University of California Press. pp. 303–304. ISBN 978-1111665906.
- ^ Thurston, Edgar (1909). Castes and Tribes of South India. p. 283.
- ^ Chinmayananda (1989). Journey Of A Master. p. 79. ISBN 9788175973053.
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- ^ Tharoor, Shashi (15 August 1947). India: From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond. p. 114. ISBN 9781559708036. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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- ^ "Irayimman Thampi". www.keralaculture.org. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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