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{{Infobox Officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[M. R. Ry.]]
| name = Dewan Nanoo Pillai of Neyyoor
| honorific-suffix =
| image =
| imagesize = 250px
| caption =
| office = [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] of [[Travancore]]
| term_start = 1877
| term_end = 1880
| monarch = [[Ayilyam Thirunal]]<ref>[http://mal.sarva.gov.in/index.php?title=%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B3,_%E0%B4%A6%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_%281827%C2%A0-%C2%A086%29 Sarvavijnjana Kosam]</ref>
| predecessor = [[Sir A. Seshayya Sastri]]
| successor = [[V. Ramiengar]]
| birth_date = 1827
| birth_place = [[Neyyoor]],<br />[[Southern Division (Travancore)|Southern division]], [[Travancore]]
| death_date = 1886
| death_place = [[Travancore]]
}}

[[M. R. Ry.]] Dewan '''Nanoo Pillai''' (1827–1886) was a Travancorean statesman who served as the [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] of [[Travancore]] from 1877 to 1880.

== Early life ==

Nanoo Pillai was born in a [[Nair]] family of [[Neyyoor]] village of [[Travancore]] in 1827. He was educated privately had his English schooling at the [[London Missionary Society]] seminary in [[Nagercoil]]. While young, he caught the attention of General [[William Cullen (Resident)|Cullen]], the English Resident. He volunteered to work for the General as a translator and later as a secretary in the Resident's office.<ref>Biography by [[K. R. Elenkath]]</ref>

== Civil service ==

After serving for 14 years in the Resident's office, Nanoo Pillai joined the Travancore service as Assistant Sheristadar. With a strong recommendation from the then Diwan, [[Sir T. Madhava Rao]], Nanoo Pillai was promoted to be Dewan Peishkar of the Southern Division. He was soon transferred to the Travancore division and officiated as the Dewan in Madhava Rao's absence on six occasions and was eventually appointed as the Diwan on the retirement of Seshayya Sastri in August 1877.<ref> {{cite book|title=Dewan Nanoo Pillay: biography with his select writings and letters|author=K. R. Elenkath|publisher=Dewan Nanoo Pillay Memorial Reading Room, West Neyyoor|year=1974}}
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== As Diwan ==

As Diwan of Travancore, Nanoo Pillai brought reforms in the Revenue Settlement introducing the transfer of registries. He also brought measures for irrigating the Southern Division and formulated the Kothayar Project before retiring in 1880.

== References==
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*{{cite book|title=Travancore State Manual, Volume I|author=V. Nagam Aiya|authorlink=V. Nagam Aiya|pages=590–594}}

== Biographies ==

* {{cite book|title=Dewan Nanoo Pillay: biography with his select writings and letters|author=K. R. Elenkath|publisher=Dewan Nanoo Pillay Memorial Reading Room, West Neyyoor|year=1974}}

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