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The '''Vilakkithala Nair--Vilakkithalavan''' are a [[Caste system in Kerala|caste]] found in [[Kerala]] state, India. Vilakkathalavan is a Tamil word. Vilakkam means description/explanation. Thalavan means leader. It is a Tamil caste that migrated to Kerala.<br />
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In Kerala they belong to OBC{{clarify|What does this mean?|date=November 2021}} category.<ref>{{Cite web|title=State OBC List – പിന്നാക്ക വിഭാഗ വികസന വകുപ്പ്|url=https://bcdd.kerala.gov.in/communities/state-obc-list/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref> This caste is mentioned in the journal ''The Internal Structure of the Nayar Caste'' written by C. J. Fuller<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Fuller|first=C. J.|date=1975|title=The Internal Structure of the Nayar Caste|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/3629883|journal=Journal of Anthropological Research|volume=31|issue=4|pages=283–312|issn=0091-7710}}</ref><br />
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They are an independent community nowadays. Their community organisation is Vilakkithala Nair Samajam<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.vnsamajam.com/|website=Vilakkithala Nair Samajam|language=en-IN|access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Nair]]<br />
*[[Nair#Subgroups|Nair subcast]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Nair]]<br />
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