Panicker
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Panicker (sometimes Panickar or Paniker) is a Nair title or last name.
Etymology
The Portuguese traveller Duarte Barbosa said that "They are the skillful men who teach this art Kalarippayattu, and they are called the Panickers: these are the captains in war."[1].This title was most commonly used by the Nairs, Kalari Panicker, Kaniyars and Ezhavas. There are eminent families of Syrian Christians who were bestowed with the title.[2]
Related factor
The Panicker family in Syrian Christians were honoured with the title of 'Mylitta Panicker' bestowed upon by Marthanda Varma, the Maharaja of Travancore.The aristocratic tharavad of Panickervettil is in Mavelikkara within the ers-while Indian princely state of Travancore currently in the Alappuzha district of Kerala. [3]
Notable people
- Dharmoth Panikkar, Supreme Commander of the Zamorin's army[4]
- Ullanattu Panicker, one of the custodians of Guruvayur temple[5]
- Valiyamadhom Panicker, the sovereign protector of the Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna temple referred to as Melkoyma in Malayalam
- Mathoor Panicker, Commander of Chempakassery Rajah and proponents of Velakali[6]
- Geevarghese Mar Ivanios (born Geevarghese Panickeruveetil), first Archbishop of trivandrum and founder of the Malankara Syrian Catholic Church in Kerala
- Geevarghese Panicker, priest and educationalist of Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, Kerala
- Achyuta Panikkar, astronomer of Kerala
- Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker, warrior of the 19th century
- Ayyappa Paniker, poet
- Cheerappanchira Panicker, kalari martial arts practitioner
- G.N.Panicker, literary figure
- K. M. Panikkar, statesman and diplomat, professor, newspaper editor, historian and novelist
- K. N. Panikkar, historian
- Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan (born M. R. Ramakrishna Panikkar), writer
- Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, diplomat and writer
- Kavalam Narayan Panikkar, dramatist and poet
- Kavalam Narayana Panicker, dramatist, theater director, and poet
- Muloor S. Padmanabha Panicker, Malayalam poet and prominent social reformer
- N. Kesava Panikkar, zoologist
- P. K. Narayana Panicker, former General Secretary and President of the Nair Service Society
- P. N. Panicker, father of the Library Movement
- Prem Panicker, cricket journalist
- Chaver warriors (suicide squad) from the four Nair families of erstwhile Valluvanad kingdom who fought for Vellatiri in Mamankam:[7]
- Puthumana Panicker: Title held by the Padanair( head of army) from Puthumana family[8]
- Chandroth Panicker: Title held by the Padanair from Chandroth family, 15 year old boy warrior chandroth chanthunni hailed from chandroth family[9]
- Kokat Panicker: Title held by the Padanair from Kokat family[10]
- Verkot Panicker: Title held by the Padanair from Verkot family[11]
- Rahul Panicker, entrepreneur, president and co-founder of Embrace Innovations
- Raimon Panikkar, Catalan scholar
- Renji Panicker, journalist, script writer, producer, actor, and director
- Sreejith Panickar, political analyst, debater
- Niranam poets:
- Madhava Panikkar, one of the Niranam poets
- Rama Panikkar, one of the Niranam poets
- Sankara Panikkar, one of the Niranam poets
References
- ^ Lord Egerton of Tatton (2002). Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour. Courier Dover Publications. p. 80.
- ^ Varghese Panicker [1]
- ^ From a book "Archbishop Mar Ivanios" by Rev Fr Thomas Injakalodi,Vol. 1,(2006) Chapter-2 Page-27
- ^ Keral District Gazzettes- A Sreedhara menon, pg 155
- ^ A history of Guruvayur- By K V Krishna Iyer
- ^ "Mathoor Panicker". 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "മാമാങ്കം: ചോര കൊണ്ടെഴുതിയ വീരചരിത്രങ്ങൾ; പോരാട്ടം, മരണം വരെ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "മാമാങ്കം: ചോര കൊണ്ടെഴുതിയ വീരചരിത്രങ്ങൾ; പോരാട്ടം, മരണം വരെ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "മാമാങ്കം: ചോര കൊണ്ടെഴുതിയ വീരചരിത്രങ്ങൾ; പോരാട്ടം, മരണം വരെ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "മാമാങ്കം: ചോര കൊണ്ടെഴുതിയ വീരചരിത്രങ്ങൾ; പോരാട്ടം, മരണം വരെ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "- Mamankam, KERALA CULTURE, ARTS, LITERATURE, KERALA TOURISM, KERALA CULTURE, ARTS, LITERATURE, CULTURE, ARTS, LITERATURE KERALA, KERALA TOWNS, CURRIE KERALA, TOWNS, KERALA TOURISM, KERALA TOURISM,CULTURE, ARTS, LITERATURE KERALA, TOURISM KERALA, CULTURE, ARTS, LITERATURE KERALA, KERALA TOURISM, TOURISM KERALA". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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