Nambiar (Nair subcaste)
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Nambiār, also known as Nambiyār, is a sub-group of the Indian Nair caste. Majority were jenmi landlords in the Malabar region.[1][2]
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| North Kerala | |
| Languages | |
| Malayalam, Sanskrit | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nair, Nayanar, Samantha Nair |
In earlier days, Nambiar women, like most women of Nair clans of North Malabar (present-day Kannur, Kasaragod, Wayanad districts) would not marry Nair men of South Malabar (present-day Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur districts).[2][3]
Notable people
- A. C. N. Nambiar – Indian Nationalist[4]
- Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan Nambiar – politician
- E. P. Jayarajan Nambiar – politician[5]
- K. P. P. Nambiar – businessman[6]
- P. M. Kunhiraman Nambiar – freedom fighter
- M. N. Nambiar – actor
- Kannavath Sankaran Nambiar – richest Landlord
- Rahul Nambiar – singer
- P. K. Venugopalan Nambiar – agricultural scientist
- Satish Nambiar – Indian Army General
- Bejoy Nambiar – director
References
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