Chakkala Nair, also known as Vattakkat Nair,[1] and Vaniya Nair[2] is one of the intermediate subcastes[3][4][5] of the Nair community. They are distributed throughout Kerala. In Travancore, they are known as Chakkala, while in Cochin and Malabar they are Vattakattu[6] and In the extreme north of Malabar they are called Vaniya[7][8]
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Kerala | |
| Languages | |
| Malayalam | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nairs, Baniya |
Vattakattu Nairs[9] is a Forward caste and are now part of the mainstream Nair caste. [10][11][12]while vaniya nairs and chakkala nairs were recently added to the central OBC category and get a minimal reservation of 3% sharing with 70 other castes on a rotational basis.
It was the duty of Peru Vaniyan Nambiar [13][14] section among Vaniya nairs in Kurumbranad to present the Kurumbranad Raja with oil on the occasion of his formal installation[15]
Muchilot Bhagavthi is the patron deity of the Vaniya Nairs and the community serve as the custodian of 108 Muchilot Bhagavathi temples[16] spread across North Malabar from Tulu Nadu to Kozhikode resembling the 108 Shiva Temples mentioned in the Shivalaya Stothram . It is believed that Bhagavthi first manifested herself to Muchilot PadaNair, a chieftain of Mushika dynasty from the Vaniya nair sect.[17][18]
According to eminent scholars Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan was born in a Chakkala Nair family of Thrikkandiyoor Amsam in Vettathunadu[19]
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- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (2002). People of India: Kerala (3 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. p. 299. ISBN 978-81-85938-99-8.
- ^ Pallichan and 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-Census of India, 1961 - Volume 7. p. 19.
- ^ Coomar, Palash Chandra (1987). Polyandry in India: Demographic, Economic, Social, Religious, and Psychological Concomitants of Plural Marriages in Women. Gian Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-212-0105-6.
- ^ Institutions, Kerala (India) Commission for Reservation of Seats in Educational (1966). Report of the Commission for Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions, Kerala, 1965. p. 141.
- ^ Fuller, Christopher J. (1975). "The Internal Structure of the Nayar Caste". Journal of Anthropological Research. 31 (4): 283–312. doi:10.1086/jar.31.4.3629883. JSTOR 3629883. S2CID 163592798.
- ^ "ANTHROPOLOGY NAYARS OF MALABAR (WITH ELEVEN PLATES)" (PDF). MADRAS GOVERNMENT MUSEUM Bulletin. 11 (3): 203.
- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (2002). People of India: Kerala (3 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. p. 299. ISBN 978-81-85938-99-8.
- ^ Institutions, Kerala (India) Commission for Reservation of Seats in Educational (1966). Report of the Commission for Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions, Kerala, 1965. p. 141.
- ^ "Kerala Forward Caste list -Sl No 77: Vettakkattu Nair" (PDF). Kerala.gov.in.
- ^ Kerala government gazette official forward caste list www.collegeguru.in/doc/fc-list-kerala.pdf
- ^ Institutions, Kerala (India) Commission for Reservation of Seats in Educational (1966). Report of the Commission for Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions, Kerala, 1965. p. 141.
- ^ CM Shankaran Nair, better known as CMS Chandera., CMS Chandera (1976). വടക്കേ മലബാറിലെ പാട്ടുത്സവം [The Song Festival of Northern Kerala.] (in Malayalam). The Author. p. 10.
- ^ Innes, Charles Alexander (1997). "Peruvanian Nambiyars , Chelladan Nayars and Vennapalan Nayars . All three observe fifteen days ' pollution . The name Peruvanian means " great " or " principal oil - man and it is the duty of this caste to present the Kurumbranad Raja". Malabar Gazetteer. Kerala Gazetteers. p. 120.
- ^ Thurston, Edgar; Rangachari, K. (1909). Castes and tribes of southern India. University of California Libraries. Madras : Government Press. p. 306.
- ^ "Travel Agency, Best of Homestay, Temple & Theyyam Tour Packages". old.travelkannur.com. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Folklorist, Jothish Thekkedath (1 December 2023). "MUCHILOTTU BHAGAVATHY -Why Not Women: A Selective study about representation and role of Goddess (Female Deities) in Theyyam" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Research Studies: 111–112.
- ^ "Muchilottu Bhagavathy: Fell into a trap but turned into a goddess". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Tarakan, Ke Eṃ (1990). A Brief Survey of Malayalam Literature: History of Literature. K.M. Tharakan. p. 26.