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285:, etc., while the Nair surname was relatively rare. He believed this would help remove differences among Nairs based on social status and promote unity. Its effect was significant, as many started removing their title surnames and reverted to their original caste surname, Nair, but many families in
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was the president and
Mannathu Padmanabhan was the secretary. Nairs were the most economically and socially dominant community, as well as the most numerous, in what was traditionally a staunchly Hindu kingdom that rigorously and officially enforced distinctions between castes. Some Nairs had felt
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802:, noted in 1975 that intermarriage between the various groups was "very rare". Fuller notes that "... many Nayars see the persistence of subdivisions within their community as a social and political problem, and they tend to deny their existence when outsidersask about them.
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Expatriate Nairs, both in other states of India and in foreign countries, have established Nair
Service Societies in their respective states and countries of residence. One such example is the Karnataka Nair Service Society, comprising 30 Karayogams. and the
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British rule and whose members were being elected as chairs of various official bodies, this was notable because previously, during a period when the political systems were being modified, these positions were held only by
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Karayogams, which function in almost every nook and corner of the state. The NSS Karayogam movement was initiated by Mannath Padmanabhan in the Malayalam calendar year 1104 Dhanu, from the village
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October 2010, Nair organizations from around the world decided to establish a united body. Subsequently, the Global Nair Service Society was founded during a meeting attended by thousands in
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still keep the titular surnames or interchangeably use "Nair" and Title surname to show their high esteem once they have. Now, the Nair surname is common among higher and auxiliary subcastes.
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Karayogams. Collectively named
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The official organ of the organization is a bi-weekly named 'SERVICE' - which has completed its 100 years in 2019.
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934:(Winter 1975). "The Internal Structure of the Nayar Caste".
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26 Colleges affiliated with different universities in Kerala
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The Nair Service Society was formed on 31 October 1914 by
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nss.org.in - The Official Website of Nair Service Society
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Board Member: Prof. Madavana Balakrishna Pillai, Kottayam
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List of Nair Service Society educational institutions
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595:Board Member: G. Madhusoodanan Pillai, Trivandrum
571:Board Member: Sri. M.S. Mohan, Advocate, Kottayam
212:, hospitals, hostels, guesthouses, and estates.
589:Board Member: Sri. C.P. Chandran Nair, Kottayam
580:Board Member: Chithara S. Radhakrishnan, Kollam
598:Board Member: V.A Baburaj, Swathi, Trivandrum
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375:Vanitha Samajams : 4232
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369:Taluk Unions : 58
900:South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies
871:Devika, J.; Varghese, V. J. (March 2010).
601:Board Member: G. Thankappan Pillai, Kollam
550:General Secretary: Sri G. Sukumaran Nair,
248:provoked by the rise to prominence of the
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640:Board Member: Adv. Sreesakumar, Ernakulam
634:Board Member: Adv. A. Balakrishnan Nair,
429:Sri. Kidangoor. A.N. Gopalakrishna Pillai
942:(4). University of New Mexico: 283–312.
643:Board Member: Adv. V. Vijulal, Alappuzha
562:Vice President: Sri. M. Sangeeth Kumar,
1012:"Nair Service Society of North America"
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592:Board Member: Dr. G. Gopakumar, Kollam
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556:Treasurer: Sri N.V. Ayyappan Pillai,
423:Sri. Makkapuzha P.S. Vasudevan Pillai
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583:Board Member: Sri. K.R. Sivankutty,
205:is currently the General Secretary.
152:Nair Brithya Jana Sangham (meaning,
936:Journal of Anthropological Research
322:, which unites Nairs living in the
33:NSS Headquarters Main Gate, Perunna
690:7 Unaided Higher Secondary Schools
208:The Society owns and manages many
16:Caste based organisation in Kerala
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687:15 Unaided English Medium Schools
619:Board Member: Sri. P. Narayanan,
330:. NSS is also having branches in
316:Kanyakumari Nair Service Society
628:Board Member: Adv. A. Suresan,
607:Board Member: M.P. Udayabhanu,
501:Makkapuzha P.S.Vasudevan Pillai
407:Sri. Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai
696:4 Teachers Training Institutes
365:As of 2010 the NSS comprised:
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1135:Organisations based in Kerala
1039:. New Delhi. 18 October 2010.
340:NSS of North America (NSSONA)
1150:1914 establishments in India
669:Civil Service Academy (NACS)
461:Puthuppally S Krishna Pillai
678:33 Higher Secondary Schools
528:Current Board of Directors
492:Ambalappattu Damodaran Asan
426:Sri. N. Parameswaran Pillai
417:Sri. Kondoor Krishna Pillai
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767:Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai
711:16 Working Women's Hostels
458:Ambalapattu Damodaran Asan
233:Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai
225:Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai
191:Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai
69:Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai
912:10.1080/00856407408730687
702:Medical Mission Hospitals
455:Vaikom Ramakrishna Pillai
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714:3 Co-Operative Societies
684:12 Lower Primary schools
681:24 Upper Primary Schools
507:Panampilly Raghava Menon
504:C.K.Sivasankara Panicker
498:Kalathil Velayudhan Nair
342:with many Karayogams in
210:educational institutions
78:Caste-based organization
953:(subscription required)
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476:K.G.Parameswaran Pillai
250:Saint Thomas Christians
52:; 109 years ago
1145:Malayali organizations
932:Fuller, Christopher J.
847:. Nair Service Society
737:President of Singapore
717:Industrial Units, etc.
664:Institutions under NSS
522:P.K. Narayana Panicker
436:P.K. Narayana Panicker
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495:Dr.V.R.Narayanan Nair
411:Sri. V. Gangadharan,
318:with 27 Karayogams,
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518:PV Neelakanta Pillai
514:K.P.Karunakara Menon
480:Mannathu Padmanabhan
175:Nair Service Society
166:NSS Headquarters in
50:31 October 1914
22:Nair Service Society
452:Parameswaran Pillai
420:Sri. M.P. Manmadhan
265:removed the title "
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971:on 8 February 2011
796:Christopher Fuller
762:Chattampi Swamikal
742:Pattom Thanupillai
564:Thiruvananthapuram
287:central Travancore
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833:. 3 January 2016.
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464:G.Narayana Pillai
203:G. Sukumaran Nair
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126:General Secretary
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699:Balabhavans
328:Maharashtra
308:Adoor Taluq
255:Hindu Nairs
245:K. Kelappan
201:in Kerala.
1124:Categories
773:References
448:K.Kelappan
336:Chandrapur
326:region of
297:Karayogams
241:Travancore
141:nss.org.in
57:1914-10-31
845:"Founder"
810:Citations
735:, former
705:8 Estates
576:Ernakulam
546:Alappuzha
355:New Delhi
304:Thattayil
119:Malayalam
47:Formation
1160:Kottayam
722:See also
653:, Kollam
636:Kasargod
630:Thrissur
621:Palakkad
552:Kottayam
361:Strength
324:Vidarbha
259:Brahmins
97:Location
948:3629883
384:NSS HSS
216:Origins
195:Perunna
137:Website
87:Perunna
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392:Kerala
332:Nagpur
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271:Pillai
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