Panikkar

Panikkar is a title used in India, specifically in the state of Kerala, which roughly comprises the former (British) Madras Presidency district of Malabar and the princely states of Cochin and Travancore, The title was usually conferred on those who are proficient in Kalari and majority of them belong to Nair community. Many families from other Hindu and Christian families were bestowed with Panikkar title for exemplary deeds mostly with regards to warfare and administration

Notable Panikkars

• Achyuta Panikkar, an astronomer of Kerala
• Ayyappa Panikkar, (1930–2006), a Malayalam poet, critic.
• Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan (1935–2008), an Indian writer
• Madhava Panikkar, one of the Niranam Poets
• Sankara Panikkar, one of the Niranam Poets
• Sean Panikkar (born 1981), American operatic tenor
• Rama Panikkar, one of the Niranam Poets
• Kavalam Madhava Panikkar (1894–1963), Indian diplomat and writer
• Kavalam Narayan Panikkar (1928-2016), dramatist and poet
• K. N. Panikkar (born 1936), Indian historian
• Raimon Panikkar (1918–2010), a Catalan scholar

Note: The main article is under Panicker, although that is not the most common of the many possible spellings of this name.