List of Nairs

This is a list of notable members of the Nair community of southern India.

Dynasties

Spiritual leaders

Tapovan Maharaj[8]
Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi
Chattampi Swamikal[9] – Hindu sage, social reformer
Devasahayam Pillai[10] – Roman Catholic Saint canonized by the Church
Swami Chinmayananda[11] – Spiritual leader and founding father of Vishwa Hindu Parishad

Politicians

Devan Nair, 3rd President of Singapore.
Aayilyath Kuttiari Gopalan Nambiar,[12] Prominent Communist leader and First Opposition Leader of Loksabha.
Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai
M. Swaraj
Lakshmi N. Menon
M. K. Raghavan
P. K. Vasudevan Nair,Former Kerala Chief Minister
V. K. Sreekandan
V. S. Sivakumar
Rajmohan Unnithan
N. K. Premachandran
N. Jayaraj MLA,from Kerala Congress(M)
K. Kelappan
K. Kumar
K. Sankaranarayanan,Former Governor of Maharashtra.(INC)
K. C. Venugopal
O. Rajagopal,Politician from Bharatiya Janatha Party(BJP).Former Union Minister and Ex Rajya Sabha MP.
Kummanam Rajasekharan,Former Governor of Mizoram.
K. Narayana Kurup
V.K. Krishna Menon,[13] Veteran Indian Diplomat, known for his 8-hour speech in UN Security Council on Kashmir issue. Known as 'Hero of Kashmir'. Architect of Non-Aligned Movement.
Shashi Tharoor,[14] Member of Parliament. Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (2001–2007).
M. G. Ramachandran,[15] Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Pattom Thanu Pillai,[16] Former Chief Minister of Kerala.
C. Sankaran Nair,[17] Former president of Indian National Congress).
A. R. Menon (Ambattu Ravunni Menon), popular politician and doctor, first Minister of Health in Kerala.
M. V. Raghavan.[18]
E K Nayanar,[19] Former Chief Minister of Kerala.
C Achutha Menon, Former Chief Minister of Kerala.
P K Vasudevan Nair, Former Chief Minister of Kerala.
R.Balakrishna Pillai,[20] Former Minister of Kerala.
Ramesh Chennithala,[21] Former Home Minister of Kerala.
V D Satheesan

Policymakers/administrators

Velu Thampi Dalawa[22] – Dalawa of erstwhile Travancore Kingdom and freedom fighter.
Raja Kesavadas[23] – Dewan of Travancore. Known as the "maker of modern Alleppey".
Paliath Achan[24]
K. P. S. Menon (senior)[25]
Chandran Nair
K. P. S. Menon Jr.,Indian diplomat
V. P. Menon[25] – Constitutional Adviser and Political Reforms Commissioner to the last three Viceroys during British rule in India.
V K Krishna Menon
C. Madhavan Nair[25]
M. K. Narayanan[25]
Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai[26]
P. K. Narayana Panicker
Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai,Former Prime Minister of Cochin.
K. M. Panikkar[27] – Historian, novelist, and diplomat.
M. G. Ramachandran[15]
K. Kelappan[28] – a.k.a. Kerala Gandhi, freedom fighter, founder of the Nair Service Society.
Jyotindra Nath Dixit – Former National Security Adviser.
K. Sankaran Nair - Second director of the Research and Analysis Wing[29]

Military personnel

Lt General Kunhiraman Palat Candeth,[30][31] Padmabhushan Awardee.
Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan,[32] Ashoka Chakra Awardee.
Captain Harshan R Nair Ashoka Chakra Awardee. 2 Para SF. Youngest ever recipient.
Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair,[33] Ashoka Chakra Awardee.
Lt General Sarath Chand,[34] Vice Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army.
Lakshmi Sahgal,[35] Veteran freedom fighter and was Chief of Jhansi Rani Regiment of Indian National Army.
R. Hari Kumar,[36] 25th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)

Arts & literature

References

Sanjeev Sanyal (2012). Land of seven rivers: History of India's Geography. ISBN 9788184756715.
The Dutch in Malabar. 1911. p. 53.
Pillai, Manu S (2021). False Allies: India's Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma. Juggernaut Books. p. 93.
Panikkar, K.M (1930). Malabar and the Dutch. p. 31.
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.
Thurston, Edgar (1909). Castes and Tribes of South India. p. 283.
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.
"18th century Keralite 'martyr' to be beatified by church". 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
Emir, Rudite (1998). Swami Chinmayananda: A Life of Inspiration and Service. Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. ISBN 1-880687-32-1.
"Facts on AK Gopalan, a different story". 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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.
"Kerala Congress (B) chairman Balakrishna Pillai passes away | Kerala News | Manorama English". 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
"Profile – Ramesh Chennithala". 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
Allen, Charles (2 November 2017). Coromandel: A Personal History of South India. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-4087-0540-7.
Orpa, Slapak (1995). The Jews of India: A story of Three Communities. p. 28.
"Some places are unique – CHEN". The Hindu. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
"NSS call to emulate Mannathu Padmanabhan". The Hindu. Kerala. 3 January 2002. 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.
"Kelappan. K | Kerala Media Academy". 19 April 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
"Former RAW chief Shankaran Nair passes away". The Hindu. 17 November 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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.
"അപൂർവധൈര്യത്തിന്റെ ഓർമപ്പെടുത്തലായി കേണൽ എൻ.ജെ.നായർ". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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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". keralaculture.org. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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[1] Sanjeev Sanyal (2012). Land of seven rivers: History of India's Geography. ISBN 9788184756715.

[2] The Dutch in Malabar. 1911. p. 53.

[3] Pillai, Manu S (2021). False Allies: India's Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma. Juggernaut Books. p. 93.

[:2-4] Panikkar, K.M (1930). Malabar and the Dutch. p. 31.

[google2-5] Mohibbul Hasan (2005). History of Tipu Sultan. p. 140. ISBN 9788187879572.

[gough-6] Gough, Kathleen (1962). "Central Kerala". In Schneider, David Murray; Gough, Kathleen (eds.). Matrilineal Kinship. University of California Press. pp. 303–304. ISBN 978-1111665906.

[7] Thurston, Edgar (1909). Castes and Tribes of South India. p. 283.

[8] Chinmayananda (1989). Journey of a Master. p. 79. ISBN 9788175973053.

[Nangelimalil1996-9] 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.

[10] "18th century Keralite 'martyr' to be beatified by church". 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[emir98-11] Emir, Rudite (1998). Swami Chinmayananda: A Life of Inspiration and Service. Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. ISBN 1-880687-32-1.

[12] "Facts on AK Gopalan, a different story". 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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

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

[Mani_Shankar_Aiyar_2009-15] Mani Shankar Aiyar (2009). A Time of Transition: Rajiv Gandhi to the 21st Century. ISBN 9780670082759. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

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

[17] 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.

[18] 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.

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

[20] "Kerala Congress (B) chairman Balakrishna Pillai passes away | Kerala News | Manorama English". 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[21] "Profile – Ramesh Chennithala". 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[RajadhyakshaWillemen2014-22] Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.

[23] Allen, Charles (2 November 2017). Coromandel: A Personal History of South India. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-4087-0540-7.

[24] Orpa, Slapak (1995). The Jews of India: A story of Three Communities. p. 28.

[thehindu1-25] "Some places are unique – CHEN". The Hindu. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

[26] "NSS call to emulate Mannathu Padmanabhan". The Hindu. Kerala. 3 January 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[27] 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.

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

[29] "Former RAW chief Shankaran Nair passes away". The Hindu. 17 November 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

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

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

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

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

[34] "Lieutenant General Sarath Chand takes over as Vice Chief of Army Staff – India Strategic". indiastrategic.in. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

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

[36] "Hari Kumar, new Navy chief, recalls how life lessons learnt in Kerala schools held him in good stead". OnManorama. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

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

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

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

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

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

[42] "Will Mohanlal contest 2016 assembly polls? NSS denies". The News Minute. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[:0-43] "The Travancore Trio: Sisters who conquered the silver screen | The News Minute". 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.