List of Nairs

Notable members of the Nair community of southern India include:

Dynasties

Spiritual leaders

Tapovan Maharaj[5]
Chattampi Swamikal[6] – Hindu sage, social reformer

Politicians

V.K. Krishna Menon[7]
Shashi Tharoor[8]
M. G. Ramachandran[9]
Pattom Thanu Pillai[10]
C. Sankaran Nair (former president of Indian National Congress)[11]
M. V. Raghavan[12]
E.K Nayanar[13]

Policymakers/administrators

Velu Thampi Dalawa[14] – Dalawa of erstwhile Travancore Kingdom; freedom fighter
K. P. S. Menon (senior)[15]
Rao Bahadur V. P. Menon (Constitutional Adviser and Political Reforms Commissioner to the last three Viceroys during British rule in India)[15]
C. Madhavan Nair[15]
M. K. Narayanan[15]
Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai[16]
K. M. Panikkar – historian, novelist, and diplomat[17]
M. G. Ramachandran[18]
K. Kelappan – a.k.a. Kerala Gandhi, freedom fighter, founder of the Nair Service Society[19]

Military personnel

Arts & literature

Bharath Gopi[25]
Suresh Gopi[26]
C. V. Raman Pillai[27]
Irayimman Thampi - Poet from the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore also the author of lullaby 'Omana thinkal kidavo'[28]
K.B. Ganesh Kumar[29]
Mohanlal[30]

References

Velupillai TK (1940). Travancore State Manual. Vol. 2. Kerala State Library. Government of Travancore, Trivandrum.
Sanjeev Sanyal (2012). Land of seven rivers: History of India's Geography. ISBN 9788184756715.
Mohibbul Hasan (2005). History of Tipu Sultan. p. 140. ISBN 9788187879572.
Gough, Kathleen (1962). "Central Kerala". In Schneider, David Murray; Gough, Kathleen (eds.). Matrilineal Kinship. University of California Press. pp. 303–304. ISBN 978-1111665906.
Chinmayananda (1989). Journey Of A Master. p. 79. ISBN 9788175973053.
Jacob Nangelimalil (1 January 1996). The Relationship Between the Eucharistic Liturgy, the Interior Life and the Social Witness of the Church According to Joseph Cardinal Parecattil. Gregorian Biblical BookShop. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-88-7652-695-4.
Walter Crocker (20 November 2011). Nehru: A Contemporary's Estimate. ISBN 9788184002133. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
Tharoor, Shashi (15 August 1947). India: From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond. p. 114. ISBN 9781559708036. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
Mani Shankar Aiyar (2009). A Time of Transition: Rajiv Gandhi to the 21st Century. ISBN 9780670082759. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
Liberation of the Oppressed a Continuous Struggle. History Kanyakumari District.
Nair, Sir Chettur Madhavan (1969). A Short Life of Sir C. Sankaran Nair, C. I. E.: (fighter for India's Freedom) Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council.
P, Ullekh N. (19 June 2018). Kannur: Inside India's Bloodiest Revenge Politics. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-105-1.
Kalyassery, Damodaran. "Ancestral home of E.K Nayanar, Erambala Tharavadu". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
"Some places are unique - CHEN". The Hindu. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
"NSS call to emulate Mannathu Padmanabhan". The Hindu. Kerala. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
Lewandowski, Susan (February 1979). "Review: An Autobiography. by K. M. Panikkar, K. Krishnamurthy". The Journal of Asian Studies. 38 (2): 396–397. doi:10.2307/2053469. JSTOR 2053469.
Mani Shankar Aiyar (2009). A Time of Transition: Rajiv Gandhi to the 21st Century. ISBN 9780670082759. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
"Kelappan. K | Kerala Media Academy". 19 April 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
BJP today, Volume 12. Page:20, Column:3
Khullar, Darshan (15 May 2017). Themes of Glory: Indian Artillery in War. p. 46. ISBN 9789385563973.
Aggarwal, Rashmi (101). Ashoka Chakra Recipients. Prabhat Prakashan.
"A matriarchal home to many illustrious daughters of India - Indian Express". Archive.indianexpress.com. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
"അപൂർവധൈര്യത്തിന്റെ ഓർമപ്പെടുത്തലായി കേണൽ എൻ.ജെ.നായർ". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
Philip, Shaju (27 June 2015). "Kerala actor Suresh Gopi snubbed by Hindu Nair leader". The Indian Express. Kerala. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
Guptannayar, Es; Guptannāyar, Es (1992). C.V. Raman Pillai. p. 51. ISBN 9788172012731. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
"Irayimman Thampi". www.keralaculture.org. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
"Not anti-NSS: Ganesh Kumar". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 17 October 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 May 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)
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[1] Velupillai TK (1940). Travancore State Manual. Vol. 2. Kerala State Library. Government of Travancore, Trivandrum.

[2] Sanjeev Sanyal (2012). Land of seven rivers: History of India's Geography. ISBN 9788184756715.

[google2-3] Mohibbul Hasan (2005). History of Tipu Sultan. p. 140. ISBN 9788187879572.

[gough-4] Gough, Kathleen (1962). "Central Kerala". In Schneider, David Murray; Gough, Kathleen (eds.). Matrilineal Kinship. University of California Press. pp. 303–304. ISBN 978-1111665906.

[5] Chinmayananda (1989). Journey Of A Master. p. 79. ISBN 9788175973053.

[Nangelimalil1996-6] Jacob Nangelimalil (1 January 1996). The Relationship Between the Eucharistic Liturgy, the Interior Life and the Social Witness of the Church According to Joseph Cardinal Parecattil. Gregorian Biblical BookShop. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-88-7652-695-4.

[7] Walter Crocker (20 November 2011). Nehru: A Contemporary's Estimate. ISBN 9788184002133. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

[8] Tharoor, Shashi (15 August 1947). India: From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond. p. 114. ISBN 9781559708036. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

[9] Mani Shankar Aiyar (2009). A Time of Transition: Rajiv Gandhi to the 21st Century. ISBN 9780670082759. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

[10] Liberation of the Oppressed a Continuous Struggle. History Kanyakumari District.

[11] Nair, Sir Chettur Madhavan (1969). A Short Life of Sir C. Sankaran Nair, C. I. E.: (fighter for India's Freedom) Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council.

[12] P, Ullekh N. (19 June 2018). Kannur: Inside India's Bloodiest Revenge Politics. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-105-1.

[13] Kalyassery, Damodaran. "Ancestral home of E.K Nayanar, Erambala Tharavadu". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[RajadhyakshaWillemen2014-14] Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.

[thehindu1-15] "Some places are unique - CHEN". The Hindu. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

[16] "NSS call to emulate Mannathu Padmanabhan". The Hindu. Kerala. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[17] Lewandowski, Susan (February 1979). "Review: An Autobiography. by K. M. Panikkar, K. Krishnamurthy". The Journal of Asian Studies. 38 (2): 396–397. doi:10.2307/2053469. JSTOR 2053469.

[18] Mani Shankar Aiyar (2009). A Time of Transition: Rajiv Gandhi to the 21st Century. ISBN 9780670082759. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

[19] "Kelappan. K | Kerala Media Academy". 19 April 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

[20] BJP today, Volume 12. Page:20, Column:3

[21] Khullar, Darshan (15 May 2017). Themes of Glory: Indian Artillery in War. p. 46. ISBN 9789385563973.

[22] Aggarwal, Rashmi (101). Ashoka Chakra Recipients. Prabhat Prakashan.

[23] "A matriarchal home to many illustrious daughters of India - Indian Express". Archive.indianexpress.com. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

[24] "അപൂർവധൈര്യത്തിന്റെ ഓർമപ്പെടുത്തലായി കേണൽ എൻ.ജെ.നായർ". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

[25] Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.

[26] Philip, Shaju (27 June 2015). "Kerala actor Suresh Gopi snubbed by Hindu Nair leader". The Indian Express. Kerala. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[27] Guptannayar, Es; Guptannāyar, Es (1992). C.V. Raman Pillai. p. 51. ISBN 9788172012731. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

[28] "Irayimman Thampi". www.keralaculture.org. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[29] "Not anti-NSS: Ganesh Kumar". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 17 October 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 May 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)

[30] www.thenewsminute.com https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/will-mohanlal-contest-2016-assembly-polls-nss-denies-37017. Retrieved 22 May 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)