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4 unusual facts about Nair


C. Krishna Pillai

Krishna Pillai (1851-1916) was known as ‘’Samudayothejakan’’ for his service and developmental contributions to the Hindu Nair community.

G. P. Pillai

Govindan Paramaswaran Pillai (1864–1903) was born in Alathoor in Kerala, India, in an aristocratic Nair family.

Gurukula

By the colonial era the gurukula system was declining in India except in a few regions, such as Kerala, where the warrior Nair clan and their own military gurukula, called kalari, still maintained the tradition.

Nair

Christopher Fuller, an anthropologist, has said that it is likely that the first reference to the Nair community was made by Pliny the Elder in his Natural History, dating from 77 AD.


A Maverick Heart

The book was launched at Press Club Mumbai on 18 Feb 2013 by Mr. Raj Nair founder of Avalon Consulting.

A. M. Nair

Aiyappan-Pillai Madhavan Nair (1905–1990), also known as Nair-san, was closely involved with Japan in the Indian independence movement.

Against Equality

Against Equality: Queer Critiques of Gay Marriage contains essays and op-ed pieces by prominent queer thinkers, including Kate Bornstein, Eric A. Stanley, Dean Spade, Craig Willse, Kenyon Farrow, Kate Raphael, Deeg, John D'Emilio, Ryan Conrad, Yasmin Nair, Martha Jane Kaufman, Katie Miles, and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore.

Devan Nair

Nair was born in Malacca, Malaysia, the son of an Indian immigrant I.V.K. Nair, from Thalassery, Kerala.

Dinacharya Institute

The school has collaborated with the CSIR Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, The Agri-Horticultural Society of India, The National Research Institute of Ayurveda, The AVP Group, The Dept of AYUSH/Government of India, the Indian Institute of Toxicological Research, and the Nair Hospital of Bombay.

Gandhi Seva Sadan

The students have earlier also had training under veteran gurus like the late Thekkinkattil Ramunni Nair, Padma Bhushan Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair, the late Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair and Kottakkal Krishnankutty Nair, besides late masters like Kadathanattu Govindan Nambisan, Kalamandalam Neelakantan Nambisan, Kalamandalam Unnikrishna Kurup, Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Poduval, Kalamandalam Chandra Mannadiyar, Tirur Nambissan and Kalamandalam Appukutty Poduval.

Gauthami Nair

Gauthami Nair is an Indian film actress who started her acting career by starring alongside Dulquar Salman in the Malayalam film Second Show.

Imaad Shah

His upcoming releases, including "404" and "Tasher Desh" have him playing dark and memorable characters, with more films in production including Mira Nair's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" and Q's "Tasher Desh".

Jalan Kayu Single Member Constituency

Notes: Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair has contested here in every GE since the inception of this ward, with the exceptions in 1967 by-elections and 1968 elections where he stood as an independent candidate in Thomson and Farrer Park wards respectively.

K. Sankara Warrier

Warrier worked in FACT Kathakali School for 18 years along with late masters such as Vaikom Karunakaran Nair, Kalamandalam Kesavan (chenda), Kalamandalam Sankaran Embranthiri and Kalamandalam Hyderali (Kathakali music).

Kandam Kandath

The Kandam Kandath house (Kandam kandath joint-family) {Malayalam: Kandam kandath Tharavad} is one of the 16 remaining houses of the 18 original houses (padinettu veedu) of the Mannadiar clan, which in turn is a subclan of the Kshatriya Nair caste.

Maaran

In Travancore, although they were Ambalavasi they had status intermediate between Itasseri Nair subcaste and Chempukotti Nair (Intermediate between Nair proper and Nair Inferior).

Madayi Kavu

Thereby the Nair family of Vengayil received the title of Nayanar.

Mathrubhumi

Independence activists such as P. Ramanunni Nair, K. Kelappan, P. Narayanan Nair, C. H. Kunjappa, K. A. Damodara Menon, and A. P. Udhayabhanu have served as Chief Editors of the newspaper, and also Mathrubhumi has witnessed some of the very splendid Indian Civil Service officers as editors.

Matrilocal residence

Examples of matrilocal societies include the people of Ngazidja, the Ancient Pueblo Peoples of Chaco Canyon, the Nair community in Kerala in South India, the Moso of Yunnan and Sichuan in southwestern China, the Siraya of Taiwan, and the Minangkabau of western Sumatra.

Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair

Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair was born on 2 October 1926 in Chettikulangara (near Mavelikkara), Alleppey district, Kerala.

Nair Almeida

Nair Filipe Pires de Almeida (born January 23rd, 1984 in Catumbela), Benguela province, is an Angolan handball player who began her career in a small handball team called Escola de Andebol da Restinga, do Lobito (EARL).

Nair Saab

P. K. R. Pillai of Shirdi Sai Creations started 2 films together, Chithram and Nair Saab, but as he faced financial issues, he sold Nair Saab to Basheer of Liberty Productions and completed Chithram.

Neelakuyil

The popular songs from the film are "Ellarum Chollanu Ellarum Chollanu" (Janamma David), "Kayalarikaathu Vala Erinjappol" (K. Raghavan), "Unarunaroo Unnikanna" (Shantha P. Nair), "Sarasa Sama Daana Bheda" (based on a Tyagaraja composition in Kaapi Narayani raga), "Kadalasu Vanchi Eri" (Kozhikode Pushpa), "Maanennum vilikkilla" (Mehboob), "Kuyiline Thedi" (Janamma David) and "Engane Nee Marakkum Kuyile" (Kozhikode Abdul Kader).

Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboodiri

A native of Cheranalloor in Ernakulam district, Nelliyode joined the PSV Natyasangham in Kottakkal in 1957 and received training in Kathakali largely under Kunchu Nair.

Northern kalaripayattu

From the 11th to 12th centuries, the right and duty to practice martial arts in the service of a ruler was most associated with specific subgroups of Thiyyas(called Chekavars), Nambiars and Nairs.

Pakida

Other cast includes Aju Varghese, Vishnu Raghav, Anjo Jose, Sajid, Shine Tom Chacko and Karmayodha,Black Butterfly fame Malavika Nair.

Premalekhanam

The cast includes Soman (Kesavan Nair), Swapna (Saramma Thomas), Meena (Aliyama), Captain Raju (Babu), Vincent (Joykutty) and Mala Aravindan (Kunchan).

Ramankutty Nair

At Kerala Kalamandalam, where he subsequently mastered the art, Ramankutty Nair later sculpted out several disciples, the most prominent among them being Kalamandalam Gopi besides Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody, M.P.S. Namboodiri, Balasubramanian and the late K. Gopalakrishnan.

Sabrina Dhawan

She also wrote the segment "India" (directed by Mira Nair) in 11'09"01 September 11, a series of short films for Canal Plus.

Sabyasachi Chakrabarty

His roles in Antardhan, Sweth Pathorer Thala, Mahulbanir Sereng, Parineeta (Hindi), Nishijapon Raj Kumar Santoshi's cop drama Khakee and Mira Nair's The Namesake amongst others have earned him wide recognition.

Salaam Baalak Trust

These 25 years worth of achievements have been celebrated by the re-release of Salaam Bombay!, Mina Nair's notable award winning film which inspired the start of SBT.

Sthalam

Sthalam is a 2011 Malayalam movie written and directed by Sivaprasad, and produced by Mariam Anoop and Rajesh S Nair under the banner of Avagama creations.

Thamizh Aimbulan

Aimbulan is an upcoming Tamil movie starring stunt master Rocky Rajesh's son Thamizh and Chithra Nair in the pivotal roles.

Tirur Nambissan

Ending his school education, the eighth-form student started the journey to the world of Kathakali music under the guidance of Kalamandalam Neelakantan Nambisan, Sivaraman Nair, Kavungal Madhava Panikkar.

Vaadhyar

The soundtrack is scored by debutant Manoj George, who had earlier composed for the 2008 Kannada film "Athmiya" and the Background music, "Va Va Vaadhyare" song by R. Gautham, who had previously worked with Jayasurya starrer film Janapriyan, and the lyrics by Santhosh Varma and Rajeev Nair Allunkal.

Vaikom Viswan

He was born on 28 October 1939 in Vadayar village, Bhoothapuyam Amsham of Thalayolaparambu Panchayath, Vaikom in Kottayam district, in an ordinary family to Padmanabhan Nair and Karthyayani Amma.

Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair

Kunchu Nair, who also taught at the PSV Natyasangham in Kottakkal, has eminent disciples like Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody, Kottakkal Sivaraman, Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboodiri and Kottakkal Chandrasekharan.


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