Chakkala Nair

Chakkala Nair
Regions with significant populations
Malabar, Travancore.
Languages
Malayalam
Religion
Hinduism

Chakkala Nair is one of the subcastes of the Nair community among Keralites. They are distributed throughout Kerala. In Travancore, they are known as Chakkalan nairs, while in Malabar and Cochin, they are known as Vattakadan nairs.

The traditional occupation of the Chakkala nair was the production of gingelly or coconut oil.

Caste system

According to Christopher Fuller, an anthropologist, Chakkalan nairs are one of the four largest " subdivision[s]" of nair community .[1] [2]

References

  1. ↑ |Chakkala Nairs are nairs only but who adopted oil extraction|[]
  2. ↑ Fuller, Christopher J. "The Internal Structure of the Nayar Caste". JSTOR 3629883. (Subscription required (help)).
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