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The Nair (/ ˈ n aɪər /, Malayalam:) also known as Nayar, are a group of Indian Hindu castes, described by anthropologist Kathleen Gough as "not a unitary group but a named category of castes". The Nair include several castes and many subdivisions, not all of whom historically bore the name 'Nair'.
The Kanakkaran: This class of people was generally composed of the Nair caste and they came immediately below the Brahmins in the social and ritual hierarchy. The Kanakkaran was responsible for the supervision and security of the land. It was also the duty of the Nair Kanakkaran to deliver the share of the landlord without failure.
5 gru 2019 · History. Nairs were one of the important castes in Kerala who were entirely different Namputhiris. Nayar Community was based on Tara which was popularly used in a sense of the basic or the lowest unit of the administration structure. Nairs lived in large family units called Taravads.
Nairs were the class of nobles who served in the state military. They even served as government officials, farmers, merchants, artisans, and many more. Even though they undertook many occupations, they were the military class of Kerala society, and
The study deals with the details of the Nayar community in Kerala and their historical transition from a position of caste heirarchy into a reformed present position. This paper analyses the relationship between descent and authority through the analytical category of the corporate descent group in matrilineal societies.
Usually nair women received husbands from upper castes, like the namboothiris-the Brahmin caste of Kerala. This article attempts to analyze the status of nair women and their so called " celebrated " freedom they enjoyed in their tarawads.
29 gru 2023 · Integral to Kerala’s cultural fabric, the Nairs embraced enigmatic social customs and practices. Revered as a warrior caste akin to Japan’s Samurais, the Nair caste comprises diverse sub ...
