Which is the highest Nair caste?

Which is the highest Nair caste?

Social status. The Kiryathil Nair is the highest class among Nairs. In the caste hierarchy, they were considered superior to Illathu Nairs, but inferior to Samanthan Nairs.

What is Vaniya Nair caste?

Vaniya Nairs/Vaniya Chettiars are old Nair sub-caste among Nairs in northern Malabar. They widely belonged to Vaishya Varna among four varnas but since Vaishya varna didn’t existed in Malabar they were granted to use ‘Nair’ title by kolathiri rajas of kolathu nadu,They also use chettiar as their surname.

Is Nair a Brahmin?

The Nambudiri Brahmins were at the top of the ritual caste hierarchy and in that system outranked even the kings. They regarded all Nairs as Shudra. Below the Nambudiris came the Tamil Brahmins and other later immigrants of the Brahmin varna. Beyond this, the precise ranking is subject to some difference in opinion.

Is Chakkala Nair an OBC?

“to treat ‘Chakkala and Chakkala Nair’ community of Hindu Religion belongs to OBC category”. Rules which provides that “Other Backward Classes” mean the classes declared by as such by the State Government under 16(4) of the Constitution of India.

Are nairs upper caste?

Nair, who belongs to the upper caste Nair community in Kerala’s Kottayam district, is part of a household that is filled with people who support either the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, or the main opposition Congress, in line with the two-party politics of the state.

Are nairs from Nepal?

Nairs are Naga Scythians with roots in the Central asia and Nepal (Newar) , Kshatriyas are of Ay Chera origins and Namboothiris are from Ahichatra in Uttar Pradesh.

Are Pillai’s nairs?

The oldest lineages of Pillais include not only Kshatriyas but also brahmins who took up the sword. From the early modern period, the title also came to be bestowed upon Savarna subjects by the King of Travancore for services military or political, most of whom were of Nair origin.

Is Chakkala and Chakkala Nair same?

The Commission relies on the report of the AICAS which says that Chakkala and Chakkala Nair are two district non-cognite caste with nothing in common but only a common occupation.

Are Nairs Aryans?

Though Nairs are Naga Scythians and Namboothiris are Aryans they might have acquired some Dravidian blood from the natives in the last 1200 yrs. Nairs are indeed Nagas Scythians who are culturally and ethnically different from Dravidians.

Is Nair upper caste?

Which caste is OEC?

OEC (Other Eligible Communities) are those communities recommended to include in the state Scheduled Caste list and Scheduled Tribes.

Are Ambalavasi Brahmins?

Ambalavasi, (Malayalam: അമ്പലവാസി; IAST:Ampalavāsi) lit. ‘temple-dwelling’, is a generic name for a group of castes among Hindus in Kerala, India, who render temple services. Their ritual rank in Hinduism lies between the Brahmin castes and the Nairs.