Is Nair and Ezhava same?

Nair and Ezhavas are highly modern, upwardly mobile castes and have very early on worked and grown outside the Hindu identity but are rooted in their caste identity. Both these castes signed their modernizing memos far back. Ezhavas have always been ambitious and upwardly mobile.

What is the caste of Nairs?

English: Nair (pronounced /ˈnɛər/, /ˈnɑː. ɪər/), also known as Nayar (Malayalam: നായര്‍ Nāyar [naːjar]) or Malayala Kshatriya, is a name of members of the Kshatriya caste from the Indian state of Kerala.

Which is the powerful caste in Kerala?

The Nambudiri Brahmins were at the top of the ritual caste hierarchy, outranking even the kings.

Are ezhavas Kshatriyas?

THIS IS PREVAILING ALL PARTS OF KERALA AND KARNATAKA(BILLAVA) THESE PEOPLE CARRY BOW AND ARROW CONQURED LARGE TRACTS OF LAND ALL OVER SOUTH INDIA. FIGHT WITH VARIOUS OTHER CASTES AND CONQURED LARGE TRACTS OF LAND.

Which caste is ezhava?

In the present day, the Ezhavas are classified as an Other Backward Class by the Government of India under its system of positive discrimination.

Why are Ezhavas fair?

Ezhavas are fair because their women were prostituted to Nair and European men? Ref: Social mobility in Kerala by Filipo Osella. Nair girls were prostituted for brahmins. Ezhava girls were prostituted for Nairs.

Who are ezhavas in Kerala?

The Ezhavas (IPA: [iːɻɐʋɐ]) are a community with origins in the region of India presently known as Kerala, where in the 2010s they constituted about 23\% of the population and were reported to be the largest Hindu community.

Are Nairs vegetarian?

Sure, all Brahmins, Kshatriyas, temple- retainers (ambalavasi) and some Nairs are traditionally vegetarians, and vegetarians abhor non-vegetarian food, but all non-vegetarians eat everything. In fact, when we buy beef it could be cow’s meat or buffalo’s or a bull’s.

Are ezhavas Brahmins?

Position in society. They were considered as avarna (outside brahmanical varna system) by the Nambudiri Brahmins who formed the Hindu clergy and ritual ruling elite in late medieval Kerala.

Are Chekavars Nairs?

Chekavars are not at all related to Nairs. They only did household duties. Men of these communities were well-trained in martial arts and they protected their lands very well. These four communities are matrilineal and patriarchal. Why Raj era census reports are not reliable?

Are Nairs Kshatriyas?

No. Nairs are not Kshatriyas, but they are warrior and cultural caste.