Global InformationSwaroopathil Nair information
Swaroopathil Nairs were one of the high ranking subcastes belonging to the Nair community in Kerala. This subcaste is found only in Travancore, where they are mostly warriors, major military castes of kerala, also involved in administrative duties in the Travancore Kingdom. They are mostly warriors of the Illam Nair landlords of Travancore.[1]
In Malabar, two related subcastes, Akathu Charna Nairs and Purathu Charna Nairs are treated as equivalent to Swaroopathil Nairs in caste hierarchy, they are popularly known as Charna Nairs. Many of them have surnames like Nair and Menon.[1][2][3][4]
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:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Education, Kerala (India) Department of; Menon, A. Sreedhara (1962). Kerala District Gazetteers: Cannanore. Superintendent of Government Presses.
- ^ General, India Office of the Registrar (1965). Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications.
- ^ Fawcett, F. (1 February 2004). Nâyars of Malabar. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0171-0.