Rekha Menon (Family Practice - her primary specialty) graduated from medical school 26 years ago. Dr.Surya Narayanan arrived in late 72 and Renuka Narayanan with their two sons Arni and Chris joined. Mathew Abraham arrived in Adelaide In March 1972 followed by Alice later in the year. By early 1972 Crisi and Molly joined us. Menon, an agricultural scientist went to Victoria in 1974 and Dr.Nambiar & Family left for Mount Gambier in 1975.
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Many online websites and blogs have tried to shame the Nairs and Nambuthiri Brahmins by citing the age-old Sambandham system.Was polyandry widespread among Nairs? Did Nair women had affairs with more than one man at the same time? Were Nair women of old promiscuous to keep multiple partners? Did Nambuthiri Brahmins indulge in such perverted practices? Let’s do a bit of analysis on this extremely controversial matter in this post. 1543, CHONANKANDATHIL, PADMANABHA, MENON, MANNIL, RAVUNNI, FLAT NO 18.“ In Kerala, the men of the Nair community only learn that their wives are free to receive them by seeing if another man’s slippers aren’t outside her door.”This led to many controversies in recent times. Looking for goodlooking, fair, girls from aristocratic Nair, pillai, menon, nambiar families.Interested contact over phone Phone: MUMBAI-022-9833402932, 0468-2313270.136, BINU, JHA, SANJEEV, JHA, 31 LOTUS COURT DR A B ROAD WORLI MUMBAI, INDIA.
Samantans and Samanta Kshatriyas were restricted to royal households and formed a very small amount of population. The ruling clans of Kerala styled themselves as Samantan or Samanta Kshatriyas and held names like Varma, Thampan, Thirupad/Thirumulpad, Thampuran, Raja, etc. Marumakkathayam or matrilineal inheritance through nieces and nephews was the most important element of a Nair family.
All of them owned vast amount of land and had their own soldiers under them.There were also various subdivisions among Nairs like Kiryathil, Illathil, Swarupathil, Akatthu & Puratthu Charnavar, etc and Unnithiri, Vellodi, Eradi, Nedungadi, Adiyodi, etc having higher Samantan rank. For example Anjikaimals, Paliath Achans etc in Kochi, Ettuveettil Pillamar and other Nair Madampis in Travancore, various Nambiar and Nayanar clans in Malabar like Chuzhali Nambiar, Vengayil Nayanar, Kalliat Nambiar, etc. There were many powerful and influential Nair landlords and nobles under these ruling clans as well. For instance, Rajas of Vadakkumkur and Thekkumkur kingdoms are recorded as Nairs even though they have Varma name, Palakkad royalty to this day holds Shekhari Varma title while they are Nair-Menons , Koratti Kaimals of modern Thrissur district also styled themselves as Varmas. Many prominent ruling Nair families also gradually adopted royal Kshatriya names.
The serpent worship among Nairs is a widespread phenomenon. Many authors have stated that the ancestors of Nairs are in fact Nagavamshis or warrior tribe which had a serpent cult. Origin of NairsThe origins of Nair community are shrouded in mystery. Various castes like Variyar, Pisharodi, Chakyar, Unni, Nambeeshan, etc are included among Ambalavasi sects. As the name indicates, they mostly took care of temples and were less numerous.
However, it is to be noted that royalties of Kerala also traced origins to other Kshatriya lineages. This hints at their affinity with the Naga serpent cult. Nair women also wore Nagapadathali or necklace with amulets in the shape of a cobra hood and also tied their hair into the front as a bun symbolizing the hood of a cobra.
So, it is clear that there were assimilations over many centuries among the ruling and military elites of Kerala from different lineages. Indeed, we have cases of people from other communities being absorbed into Nairs For example, Mevada Thampans or Meenachil Karthas trace Rajput origins from the house of Mewar in Rajasthan , The royalties of Pandalam and Poonjar trace origins to the Tamil Pandyan lineage of Madurai, Mannadiars of Palakkad region also became absorbed into local Nairs and they were originally from Tamil lands as well. So it would be good to consider that ‘Nair’ is an umbrella term for the ruling or military community of Kerala which includes various subdivisions, just like Rajput in northern India refers to descendants of various royal lineages and clans.
We find place names like Nayarkhanda in parts of Karnataka during the early medieval period , so they must’ve arrived from further north during the same time.As for matrilineal succession, it’s possible that this already existed in Kerala since ancient times among certain groups, or it would’ve been introduced by the groups who came along with waves of Brahmins. So they must have arrived after the Sangam age, starting 3 rd century CE. Sangam age literature makes no mention of Nairs in Kerala. We have no evidence of a community like of Nairs existing in Kerala earlier during the time of Sangam age Cheras. They would’ve arrived in Kerala after the Tamil Sangam age from northern regions like Ahichchatra ( Ahi-kshetra, the land of serpents) along with waves of Brahmins during the Kadamba era since Malayali and Tulu tradition as well remembers Ahichchatra as original homeland and Kadamba king Mayuravarma inviting them to settle in south.
Even in the 19th century, we find descriptions stating that it was mandatory for the Nair families to register the name of their children in Kalaris or military schools. The Nairs were experts in the martial art of Kalaripayattu. In fact, Pada-nair or ‘Nair warrior’ became a common name for soldiers in Kerala.
Few Nairs took up other jobs, like being barbers, washermen, etc of the Brahmins and royalties, but they only formed a minority of Nair subdivisions even during the early 20 th century. The military commander and the Kalari Gurus of Samuthiris were also Dharmoth Panickers, another elite Nair family. Mamankam was the national festival of Kerala, which later turned into a battle zone. Every 12 years, they supplied warriors who pledged to die in the battlefield at Mamankam festival against the forces of Samuthiris of Calicut. For example, the four Nair households, namely Puthumana, Chandrathil, Vayankara and Verkott in the Valluvanad kingdom of Malabar which supplied suicide fighters or Chavers to the Valluvanad Raja ran their own Kalaris. Many Nair Tharavad ran their own Kalaris.
Nairs are also said to be the guardians of Vedic rituals conducted in Kerala , they also traditionally acted as the sacrificer of animals in Vedic rituals conducted in Kerala. It was mandatory for Nairs to take oath for protecting cows and Brahmins when appointed in the military of the kingdom or when a new king takes up the throne. Nairs and Vedic traditionAlthough most Nairs were considered only Shudra in Kerala’s peculiar Varna system, most of them were given functions of Kshatriyas. Many Nair kingdoms of Kerala had a history of conflicts with the Portuguese, Dutch, British and Islamic invaders.
Thus, the Nairs had close association with Vedic culture as well.It is stated in local texts like Keralolpathi which details Parashurama legend that Lord Parashurama himself established the Nairs as the overseers ( kannu ‘the eye’) executors ( kai ‘the hand’) and maintainers of law & order (‘ kalpana’ or command) in Kerala. Whenever a Yajna was conducted in Kerala, it was only them who supplied the materials used in Yajna like the Soma plant and animal hides.
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