Nair
Nair soldiers with the King of Cochin on an elephant
Nair, also known as Nayar, is a Hindu caste of the Indian state of Kerala[1] on the Malabar Coast.
History
According to some theories, the Nair have Indo-Scythian ancestry.[2][1] During British rule, Nair were known as Nayarkutti and were important in politics, government, medicine, education, and law.[1]
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nāyar". Encyclopædia Britannica. (2011). Retrieved on 15 November 2011.
- ↑ Tyagi, Vidya Prakash. (2009). Martial Races of Undivided India, p. 282; India, Office of the Registrar General. (1965). Census of India, 1961, Vol. 7, p. 16.
More reading
- Fawcett, Fredrick. (1901). Nâyars of Malabar. Madras: Madras Government Press. OCLC 457840401
- Fuller, Christopher John. (1976). The Nayars Today. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521213011; ISBN 9780521290913; OCLC 2238183
- Jeffrey, Robin. (1976). The Decline of Nair Dominance: Society and Politics in Travancore 1847-1908. London: Sussex University Press. ISBN 9780856210549; OCLC 461808228
- Panikkar, Kavalam Madhava. "Some Aspects of Nayar Life," Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, July-December 1918, Vol. 48, pp. 254–293.
Other websites
- Digital Colonial Documents (India) Archived 2007-09-01 at the Wayback Machine