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'''Nayanar''' (meaning "the Nayar") is an honorific title used by sub-castes of the [[Nair]] community from [[North Kerala]], [[India]]. It can be used by [[Nair]] families but also a generic term to refer to a Nair<ref>{{cite book |title=Communal Road to a Secular Kerala |first=George |last=Mathew |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |year=1989 |isbn=978-8-17022-282-8 |page=26 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1TuPeXFP0WgC&pg=PA26}}</ref><br />
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==Position in society==<br />
The Nayanars were ''[[Samanthan]]s'', ''[[Kiryathil]]s'' , [[Pillai (Kerala title)|illathu]] nairs and ''[[Naduvazhi]]'' (chiefs of chiefdoms and aristocrats) and ''[[Jenmi]]mar'' (landed gentry).<ref>1. Organized Struggles of Malabar Peasantry, 1934-1940 Prakash Karat Social Scientist, Vol. 5, No. 8 (Mar., 1977), pp. 3-17</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Pillai (Kerala title)]]<br />
*[[Mannadiyar]]<br />
*[[Madampi (Nair title)|Madampi]]<br />
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