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Nayanar (Nair subcaste)

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For other uses of the name, see Nayanar (disambiguation).

Nayanar is an honorific title used by the Nair clans in Malabar region of Kerala.

Position in society

The Nayanars were Samanthans and Naduvazhi (chiefs of fiefdoms and aristocracy) and Jenmimar (landed gentry).[1]

George Mathew notes that the term also appears as a suffix used by members of the Nair caste.[2]

Notables

See also

References

  1. ^ 1. Organized Struggles of Malabar Peasantry, 1934-1940 Prakash Karat Social Scientist, Vol. 5, No. 8 (Mar., 1977), pp. 3-17
  2. ^ Mathew, George (1989). Communal Road to a Secular Kerala. Concept Publishing Company. p. 26. ISBN 978-8-17022-282-8.
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