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			{{Short description\|Intermediate sub-caste}}
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	'''Pallichan Nair''' is an intermediate [[Nair~~]] sub-caste,~~<ref>{{cite book \|title=Census of India, 1961 - Volume 7 \|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=T. Madhava Menon \|title=A handbook of Kerala, Volume 2 \|publisher=International School of Dravidian Linguistics, 2002 \|page=800}}</ref> seen predominantly in [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)\|Malabar]] and [[Cochin]] areas. They are found in [[Travancore]] in very low numbers. They are the palanquin / pallak bearers for the ruling dynasties, at some places for the ~~Janmi~~ Namboothiris<ref>{{cite book \|title=Census of India, 1961, Vol 7 \|publisher=India Office of Registrar General, 1965 \|page=19}}</ref> and Nair chieftains.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Journal of Kerala studies, Vol 4 \|publisher=University of Kerala, 1977 \|page=152}}</ref> ~~The conventional prayer 'Pana' was performed by Pallichan Nairs.{{Citation needed\|date=April 2019}} They were also employed as warriors~~, ~~and~~ the ~~Pada Nairs of Kavalappara Moopil Nair constituted mainly Pallichan nairs.{{Citation needed\|date=April 2019}} Vaniya~~ Nairs, Pallichan ~~Nairs,~~ and ~~Maniyanis~~, are ~~Theyyam~~ worshippers~~(The former being superior)~~ and they have their own shrines for their ~~Theyyams~~.<ref>{{cite book ~~\|last1=A. M. Abraham Ayrookuzhiel~~ \|title=The Sacred in Popular ~~Hinduism~~: An Empirical Study in Chirakkal, North Malabar \|~~publisher~~=~~Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Bangalore, 1983 \|page~~=16}}</ref>		'''Pallichan Nair''' is an intermediate Nair subcaste <ref>{{cite book \|title=Census of India, 1961 - Volume 7 \|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last1=T. Madhava Menon \|title=A handbook of Kerala, Volume 2 \|publisher=International School of Dravidian Linguistics, 2002 \|page=800}}</ref> seen predominantly in [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)\|Malabar]] and [[Cochin]] areas. They are found in [[Travancore]] in very low numbers. They are the palanquin / pallak bearers for the ruling dynasties, at some places for the Jenmi Namboothiris<ref>{{cite book \|title=Census of India, 1961, Vol 7 \|publisher=India Office of Registrar General, 1965 \|page=19}}</ref> and Nair chieftains.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Journal of Kerala studies, Vol 4 \|publisher=University of Kerala, 1977 \|page=152}}</ref> Today, two sub-castes among the Nairs, Pallichan and [[Maniyani (caste)\|Maniyani]], are theyyam worshippers, and they have their own shrines for their theyyams.<ref name ="The Sacred in Popular Hinduism">{{ cite book\|title= The Sacred in Popular Hindusim: n Empirical Study in Chirakkal, North Malabar \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=29IcAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=maniyani}}</ref>

	Pallichan and [[Chakkala Nair\|Vattakad]] were treated as an intermediate class ~~of Shudras because there was neither inter-dining nor inter-marriage between the members of these subdivisions and the high caste Shudras~~.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Census of India, 1961 - Volume 7 \|page=19}}</ref>		Pallichan and [[Chakkala Nair\|Vattakad]] were treated as an intermediate class.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Census of India, 1961 - Volume 7 \|page=19}}</ref>

			==Notable people==
			<!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their OWN article on the English Bharatpedia ♦♦♦--->
			<!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦--->
			* [[Nalapat Narayana Menon]] - writer
			* [[Kamala Surayya]] - poet

	==References==		==References==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
'''Pallichan Nair''' is an intermediate [[Nair]] sub-caste,<ref>{{cite book |title=Census of India, 1961 - Volume 7 |page=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=T. Madhava Menon |title=A handbook of Kerala, Volume 2 |publisher=International School of Dravidian Linguistics, 2002 |page=800}}</ref> seen predominantly in [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)|Malabar]] and [[Cochin]] areas. They are found in [[Travancore]] in very low numbers. They are the palanquin / pallak bearers for the ruling dynasties, at some places for the Janmi Namboothiris<ref>{{cite book |title=Census of India, 1961, Vol 7 |publisher=India Office of Registrar General, 1965 |page=19}}</ref> and Nair chieftains.<ref>{{cite book |title=Journal of Kerala studies, Vol 4 |publisher=University of Kerala, 1977 |page=152}}</ref> The conventional prayer 'Pana' was performed by Pallichan Nairs.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} They were also employed as warriors, and the Pada Nairs of Kavalappara Moopil Nair constituted mainly Pallichan nairs.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} Vaniya Nairs, Pallichan Nairs, and Maniyanis, are Theyyam worshippers(The former being superior) and they have their own shrines for their Theyyams.<ref>{{cite book |last1=A. M. Abraham Ayrookuzhiel |title=The Sacred in Popular Hinduism: An Empirical Study in Chirakkal, North Malabar |publisher=Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Bangalore, 1983 |page=16}}</ref>

Pallichan and [[Chakkala Nair|Vattakad]] were treated as an intermediate class of Shudras because there was neither inter-dining nor inter-marriage between the members of these subdivisions and the high caste Shudras.<ref>{{cite book |title=Census of India, 1961 - Volume 7 |page=19}}</ref>

==References==
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