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.

What is the gotra of Nair?

Nair: Nairs were a matrlinear community. If we trace gotra through maternal side, three gotras can be seen: Kashyapa, Shunaka, Bharadwaja. And if you trace on patrilinear side, these three gotras can be seen along with various other Brahmin gotras( only in families whose atleast one generation has married Brahmins).

Is the Nair caste higher than the ambalavasi caste?

This clearly shows that in Caste Hierarchy, Ambalavasi Brahmins were given equal status with that of the Nair (Malayala Kshatriyas) caste but not a rank higher than that of the Nair (Malayala Kshatriyas) caste. nair is considered to be less than ambalavasi caste .ambalavasi are vegetarians and do various services in temple

What is the origin of the Nair caste?

By the time of European arrival, the title Nair was used to refer to all military castes. The Portuguese used the term Nair for all soldiers, and prior to 1498 the military or retainer Nairs are believed to have been called ‘Lokar’.

What is the caste of Tiyyar in Kerala?

Eazhava ( Tiyyar) caste is the majority caste in Kerala. 27\% of Kerala population is from eazhava- tiyyar community. 52\% of hindus are from eazhava-tiyyar community. Eazhavas – (eazhava, tiyyar, chekavar, channar, cholan, eazhavaathi, kavu tiyyar,illathu pillai billava, villava, idiga, poojary, kottiyyan, suvarna)

What are the different types of Nairs?

There are different communities of Nairs like Shroobacurre (vassals of chiefs), Shacoular (oil mongers), Vellakathura (washermen who only do the job for Brahmins and Nairs), Yedacherry (cowherds), Oodatu nair (boatmen) Attychorchy (who perform the necessary offices of the dead)…… (and so on).