Nair Service Society

Nair Service Society
Nair Service Society
Abbreviation NSS
Type Caste based organization
Official languages Malayalam
President Sri.P.V.Neelakanta Pillai
Website nss.org

The Nair Service Society (NSS) is an organization created for the uplift and welfare of the Nair community. It was established under the leadership of Mannathu Padmanabhan. The NSS is a three tier organisation with Karayogams at the base level, Taluk Unions at the intermediate level and a central headquarters operating from Perunna in Kerala, India.

The Society owns and manages a large number of educational institutions and hospitals.

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National Democratic Party

For a brief period, NSS sponsored a political party, National Democratic Party (NDP) which had at one time five members in the Kerala Assembly and had ministerial positions in the government led by Indian National Congress. This foray into the caste politics was later abandoned. From 1994 onwards, NSS is following an equi-distant policy from all political parties and fronts.[citation needed]

Branches

Taking the lead given by Mannath Padmanabhan (1878–1970), expatriate Nairs both in other states of India as well as in countries other than India have formed Nair Service Societies in their states and countries of domicile. Examples are Karnatka Nair Service Society with 30 karayogams[1], Kanyakumari Nair Service Society with 27 karayogams[2]and the Calcutta Nair Service Society. These Societies of Non Kerala origin retain the cultural uniqueness of the Nairs at the same time adapting many practices to the times and country of their adoption. Efforts are on to bring together all Nair groups the world over under an umbrella International Federation of Nair Societies. N.S.S. has also formed a branch in Rajasthan (in Udaipur). There is a branch of NSS in Dilanipur, Port Blair. NSS Vidharbha, which unites Nairs living in the Vidharbha region of Maharashtra, is having branches in Nagpur and Chandrapur.[3] The organisation is reported to have branches in many other parts of India.

The First Gujarat Nair Sammelan was conducted on 2 February 2011. More than 5,000 Nairs from different parts of Gujarat attended the meeting conducted in Ahmedabad. Gujarat NSS leaders Adv. Manoharan Pillai, GN Pillai, Raveendran Pillai, Surendran Nambiar, Murali S Nair, BRG Nair, BK Mohanan Nair, SR Nair, GS Kurup and S Sasi Nair attended the meeting.[4]

The Kasargode Nair Expatriates Welfare Association, headed by A Sasidharan Nair and Muraleedharan Nambiar is active in many of the Gulf nations, with significant North Malabar Nair diaspora.[5][6]

Strength as of 2010

  • Number of Karayogams (village communities) : 5182[7]
  • Number of Vanitha Samajams: 4232
  • Number of Bala Samajams: 2466

NSS has also started many schools under its supervision. Collectively named NSS HSS or NSS High Schools, these schools function in almost all parts of the state of Kerala.[citation needed]

Given below is the strength as of 2006.[8]

Sno. Taluk Union Karayogams (2006) K. with buildings Aided schools Unaided schools Temples Vanitha Samajams Bala Samajams
1 Neyyattinkara 178 94 1 5 13 142 88
2 Nedumangad 182 82 0 6 2 136 96
3 Thiruvananthapuram 158 123 0 28 29 122 83
4 Chirayinkeezh 138 67 1 1 14 75 36
5 Chathannur 73 56 2 0 21 68 46
6 Kollam 133 115 3 7 22 122 77
7 Chadayamangalam 101 59 2 7 6 78 52
8 Pathanapuram 133 93 3 8 20 117 72
9 Kottarakkara 139 99 14 10 34 95 67
10 Karunagappally 131 118 4 4 18 121 72
11 Kunnathoor 105 85 1 0 5 94 71
12 Adoor 91 75 2 1 14 84 63
13 Panthalam 75 64 3 6 14 69 34
14 Pathanamthitta 108 87 0 5 8 85 28
15 Ranni 47 39 1 0 7 45 18
16 Mallappally 49 42 2 1 4 46 35
17 Thiruvalla 85 72 5 3 37 70 27
18 Chengannur 105 103 6 8 37 94 34
19 Mavelikara 93 77 7 1 19 80 47
20 Karthikappally 90 80 8 2 13 85 55
21 Ambalappuzha 48 39 2 1 9 45 25
22 Cherthala 71 68 5 9 30 70 36
23 Kuttanad 71 62 5 3 20 70 39
24 Changanacherry 66 58 1 3 18 62 62
25 Kottayam 132 123 8 25 30 123 72
26 Vaikom 95 81 1 4 20 93 71
27 Meenachil 104 95 5 4 46 78 48
28 Ponkunnam 95 37 4 2 8 41 30
29 High Range 79 54 1 1 3 70 54
30 Thodupuzha 35 31 1 3 10 34 32
31 Kothamangalam 34 20 0 0 1 29 29
32 Muvattupuzha 59 44 0 7 9 54 41
33 Kunnathunad 93 69 3 4 22 80 60
34 Kanayannur 69 58 0 4 19 59 34
35 Aluva 66 50 0 0 4 57 43
36 North Paravoor 52 40 0 7 9 40 17
37 Kodungalloor 26 20 0 0 0 24 19
38 Mukundapuram 134 93 12 18 17 110 45
39 Chavakkad 48 12 1 0 0 33 12
40 Thrissur 122 61 0 0 6 82 41
41 Thalappally 131 43 0 5 1 52 29
42 Ottappalam 137 24 0 10 2 57 51
43 Alathoor & Chittor 96 45 0 10 2 57 51
44 Palakkad 73 24 0 2 1 40 18
45 Mannarkad 40 10 0 4 1 24 9
46 Eranad 135 23 1 7 3 42 22
47 Ponnani 45 4 0 4 1 3 0
48 Thirur 48 2 0 5 0 16 3
49 Kozhikode 80 15 0 7 0 42 19
50 Koilandy 61 1 0 1 0 12 3
51 Vadakara 61 4 0 0 0 18 6
52 Wythiry 34 4 0 1 0 20 5
53 Bathery 40 12 0 0 1 35 23
54 Mananthavadi 48 7 0 0 6 36 20
55 Thalassery 70 12 1 0 2 28 10
56 Kannur 52 6 0 1 0 27 14
57 Thalipparambu 93 23 0 1 3 53 27
58 Hosdurg 103 43 0 2 1 64 39

Former and current Presidents of the NSS

  1. K. Kelappan
  2. Changanacherry Parameswaran Pillai
  3. Vaikom Ramakrishna Pillai
  4. Ambalapattu Damodaran Asan
  5. Puthuppally S. Krishna Pillai
  6. G. Narayana Pillai
  7. Dr. Kunjan Pillai
  8. Barrister K. P. Gopala Menon
  9. Chalayil Dr. K. P. Panicker
  10. Rajyasevaniratha K. G. Parameswaran Pillai
  11. Sri. Mannathu Padmanabhan Nair
  12. N. Govinda Menon
  13. V. K. Velappan Nair
  14. Ambalappattu Damodaran Asan
  15. Dr. V. R. Narayanan Nair
  16. Kalathil Velayudhan Nair
  17. Makkapuzha P. S. Vasudevan Pillai
  18. C. K. Sivasankara Panicker
  19. Panampilly Raghava Menon
  20. N. Bhaskaran Nair
  21. K. P. Karunakara Menon
  22. P. V. Neelakanta Pillai
  23. P. K. Narayana Panicker (current President)

Former and current General Secretaries of the NSS

  1. Sri. Mannathu Padmanabhan Nair
  2. V. Gangadharan, Quilon
  3. Kondoor Krishna Pillai
  4. M. P. Manmadhan
  5. Makkapuzha P. S. Vasudevan Pillai
  6. N. Parameswaran Pillai
  7. Kidangoor. A. N. Gopalakrishna Pillai
  8. R. P. Nair
  9. P. K. Narayana Panicker
  10. Sukumaran Nair (current)

Founding members of the NSS

NSS was formed in 1914 October 31 under the leadership of K. Kelappan Nair and Mannathu Padmanabhan Nair. The other founding members are as follows[9]:

  • K.Kelappan Nair - North Malabar
  • Mannathu Padmanabhan Pillai - Perunna, Chenganacherry.
  • Kakkanattu Narayana Panicker - Veliyanadu.
  • Kondoor Krishna Pillai - Thrikodithanam.
  • Thaliyil Madhavan Pillai - Vazhappally.
  • Pothuvadath Padmanabha Pillai - Vazhappally.
  • N. C. Thrivikrama Kaimal - Ninadathu, Ernakulam.
  • Mannathu Parvathi Amma - Perunna, Chenganacherry.
  • Panaykkattu Parameswara Kurup - Vezhapra.
  • Padinjarekoottu Krishna Pillai - Perunna, Chenganacherry.
  • Kottanattil Padmanabha Pillai - Puzhavathu.
  • Panamgottu Kesava Panicker - Muttar.
  • Nagavallil Kochukunju Kurup - Ramankary.
  • Pallipurathu Narayana Pillai - Thrikodithanam.
  • Valparambil Velayudhan Pillai - Vazhappally.

Global Nair Service Society

In 2010 October, the Nair organizations from around the world decided to start an united organization. As a result, the Global Nair Service Society was formed after a meeting attended by thousands in New Delhi. Ministers Vayalar Ravi and K.V. Thomas attended the function, named as "Global Nair Conference"[10].

References

  1. ^ Amma Show Bengaluru
  2. ^ http://117.240.228.70/bitstream/10603/679/13/13_chapter6.pdf
  3. ^ Welcome to Vidarbha Nair Tharavadu
  4. ^ "ഗുജറാത്ത് നായര്‍ മഹാസമ്മേളന് എത്തിയത് ആയിരങ്ങള്‍" (in Malayam). Mathrubhumi NRI. 2 February 2011. http://www.mathrubhumi.com/nri/pravasibharatham/article_156252/. Retrieved 11 March 2011. 
  5. ^ [1][dead link]
  6. ^ sukeshini (9 September 2010). "” നീവ ” ഓണാഘോഷ പരിപാടി 17ന്‌ ഷാര്‍ജയില്‍" (in Malayalam). Kasargod News. http://kasargodnews.com/നീവ-ഓണാഘോഷ-പരിപാടി-17ന്‌-ഷ-8391.html. Retrieved 11 March 2011. 
  7. ^ സ്വന്തംലേഖകന്‍ (19 June 2010). "എന്‍എസ്‌എസ്‌ കരയോഗങ്ങളില്‍ വര്‍ധനയെന്ന്‌ റിപ്പോര്‍ട്ട്‌‌" (in Malayalam). Janmabhumi Online (Kottayam). http://www.janmabhumidaily.com/detailed-story?newsID=77807. Retrieved 23 August 2010. 
  8. ^ nss.org.in - The Official Website of Nair Service Society
  9. ^ nss.org.in - The Official Website of Nair Service Society
  10. ^ "Global Nair organisation to be launched in Delhi Sunday". IndiaVision News (New Delhi). Oct 18, 2010. http://www.indiavision.com/news/article/national/114726/. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 

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