Velakkathala Nayar

The Velakkathala Nayar (or Vilakkithala Nair, Vilakkithallvan) are a caste found in Kerala state, India, who traditionally barbered the Nambuthiris . They were historically allowed to marry higher subdivisions of the Nair community,[1] and Christopher Fuller noted in 1975 that they were " regarded as being 'real' Nairs ,and they are ranked by most people - Nairs as well as non-Nairs - considerably below 'real' Nairs, being accorded a status approximately equal to the artisan castes".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Singh, Kumar Suresh; Menon, T. Madhava; Tyagi, D.; Kulirani, B. Francis (2002). People of India: Kerala. 27, Part 1. Anthropological Survey of India. New Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. p. 129. ISBN 978-81-85938-99-8. Retrieved 28 August 2011. - marriage between an upper caste Nayar and a Velakkathala Nayar (barber) or a Veluthedan (washerman) normally takes place
  2. ↑ Fuller, C. J. (Winter 1975). "The Internal Structure of the Nayar Caste". Journal of Anthropological Research. 31 (4): 304. JSTOR 3629883.(subscription required)
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