Nassuvan

Nassuvan (Maruthuvar/Nayee/Mangali/Pandithar)
Religions	Hinduism
Languages	Tamil
Country	India
Region	Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Burma
Related groups	Tamil people

Nassuvan meaning a person who plays blow instrumental music, are a community found in India whose traditional occupation is not that of barbers, but Musician and Priest in the Hindu temples known as Nayee Brahmin* in the North India. Historically Nasuvan are grouped under the Parobogari, Pandithar, Maruthuvar, Valakkatiya Nair both in Tamilnadu and of the Kerala State. They are also known as Navidan, Nasuvan, Nasavan, and Nosivan. They are known also in Tamil Nadu as Pandithar, Vaithiyar/Vaidyar both in the North India. and in Andhra, though sometimes are named as Mangali. Manggalavad in the state of Andra Paradesh.

See also

• Nai (caste)
• Velakkathala Nayar
• Famous people of Nayee caste

Koundinya, the Great Sage. Mahapadma Nanda (The founder of Nanda Dynasty) Karpoori Thakur (Dec 1970 to June 1971) was an Indian politician from the Bihar state. Bhai Sahib Singh Bijjalla II, the famous King of Kalachuri, in whose Court Basavanna was Present. All the rulers of Kalachuri ruled the North Karnataka, Hadapada Appanna, the Great Sharana. Rameshwar Thakur, the Governor of Karnataka. Dr. G. Ethirajulu, the first qualified Orthopaedic surgeon in A.P. Saina, Nai , ethnic Marathi-speaker, wrote Abhangs devoted to Krishna Sachidanand, Nai, devotee of Dattatreya. Annavarapu Ramaswamy, who is well known violinist, at Vijayawada, AP Dr. Rallapati Aravind, tha first guynic doctor in naayee comunity in uttarandhra M.K.Karunanidhi, the Chief Minister of Tamil nadu. Dayanidhi Maran, the Central Minister of Union of India. Veerappa Moily, the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Madolin Srinivas, the great mandolin Player. Karunakaran, The Chief minister of Kerala. Kalanidhi Maran, Founder of SUN media network