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NAIR PERSONALITIES-FROM DIFFERENT FIELDS OF LIFE.
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following
The list of Nair personalities
from different fields of life as well as social order and
society. The category wise listing is as follows.
Administration and Diplomacy
Sardar K. M. Panicker- Diplomat and Diwan of many of India's erstwhile princely states
Velu Thampi Dalava- Diwan of Travancore
Thottekkat Diwan Kochugovinda Menon - Diwan of the erstwhile princely state of Cochin
Thottekkat Diwan Sankunni Menon - Diwan of the erstwhile princely state of Cochin
V. P. Menon- Secured the formal accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India
Balakrishna Menon - Former Chairman Thorn EMI - UK
Jyotindra Nath Dixit- Son of Munshi Paramu Pillai and India's National Security Advisor (2004-05)
K. P. S. Menon- India's first Foreign Secretary
T. P. Sreenivasan - India's Ambassador to the United Nations, and Governor for India, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna
B. R. Nair - Former Chairman of Indian Railway Board
K. Sankaran Nair - Former Head of Research and Analysis Wing
M. Damodaran- Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India
M. K. Narayanan- India's National Secuity Advisor (2005- )
N. R. Pillai- India's first Cabinet Secretary (1950-53)
Paliath Achchan- Former prime minister of the princely state of Kochi
T. K. A. Nair - Former Chief Secretary of Punjab and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
K.S.Menon - Additional Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General of India
P.Madhava Menon - Former Secretary Ministry of Labour and Director ILO ( India)
Shashi Tharoor - Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information of the United Nations
V. N. Rajashekharan Pillai - Acting Chairman, University Grants Commission, India
Armed Forces
Lt.General K. P. Candeth -GOC-in-C Western Command(Indo-Pak war hero), Chairman Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair Foundation
Lt. General P. E. Menon - North Eastern Army Commander
Brig. Vijai K. Nair
Lt. General Satish Nambiar - Head of UN Forces in Kosovo
Air Chief Marshal K. N. Nair - ex Airforce Chief
Air Vice Marshal Narayan Menon
Space & technology
Madhavan Nair - ISRO Chairman
Arts and Literature
Balamaniyamma-Malayalam poet
G. Sankara Kurup- Malayalam poet and the first winner of the Jnanpith Award (1965)
Guru Gopinath- Dancer
Irayimman Thampi- Malayalam Poet
O. Chandu Menon (1847-1900) - Judge and a pioneer in Malayalam fiction.
C. V. Raman Pillai - An early novelist in Malayalam
K. Chandraseskaran Nair- Founder of the Malayalarajyam Newspaper
Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair- Kathakali artist
Kavalam Narayana Panicker- Dramatist and folk arts exponent
Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair- Kathakali artist
K. P. Kesava Menon- Founder of the Mathrubhoomi Newspaper
Kesari Balakrishna Pillai- Journalist and Freedom Fighter
M. T. Vasudevan Nair- Jnanpith Award winning (1995) Malayalam Writer
Mavelikkara Krishnan Kutty Nair- Mridangam maestro
Nalapattu Narayana Menon - Poet
O. N. V. Kurup- Poet
Pala Narayanan Nair- Poet
Shankar- Cartoonist and founder of the Children's Book Trust
V. K. Madhavan Kutty - English Journalist and Writer
Shashi Tharoor- Under Secretary General of the UN and author
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai- Jnanpith Award winning (1984) novelist
Vallathol Narayana Menon- Malayalam Poet and Founder of the Kerala Kala Mandalam
V. K. N.- Satirist
K. C. S. Panicker - Founder of Cholamandalam Artists Village and former Principal of Government College of the Arts and Crafts,
Chennai.
G. Sankara Pillai - Founder Kerala Nataka Academy
Anita Nair - English novelist and poet
Jayashree Nair - English novelist
D. Appukkuttan Nair - Civil Engineer and author of several
Attaprakarams(Choreography} for Kathakali and prime mover behind Margi
Changampuzha Krishna Pillai - Malayalam Poet
Kannassan - Three brothers from the 14th century who authored early Malayalam versions of Ramayana and Mahabharata
Sanjayan (pseudonym of M.R Nair) - humourist
E. V. Krishna Pillai - humourist
Vilasini (pseudonym of MK Menon) - Malayalam novelist
Nivashni Nair - South African journalist
Business and Entrepreneurship
Captain Krishnan Nair- Founder of the Leela Group of hotels
Dileep Nair- Former managing director of DBS Bank, Singapore and UN Under Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services
T. P. G. Nambiar- Founder of the BPL group
P. N. C. Menon - Chairman Shobha Group
Rajan Pillai - former Chairman Brittannia India
Rajmohan Piilai - Chairman Beta Group- (known as Vendor Group in
Kerala)
K. Shasikumar - Founder AsiaNet TV Channel
G. A. Menon- Founder Toons India Animation and former Chairman Venture Industries Singapore
Reji Menon - Asianet TV Channel Official
Business Leadership - Executives
M. K. Kumar - Former Chairman - Best & Co. Ltd, India
Vijay Bhaskar Menon - Chairman and Managing Director Thorn EMI Music Group
P. C. D. Nambiar - Former Chairman - State Bank of India
M. P. Nair - Chairman, Bank of Baroda Ltd
Prasad R. Menon - Chairman Tata Chemicals
R. R. Nair - Former Chairman - Steel Authority of India
K. P. Padmakumar - ex Chairman - Federal Bank Limited
Rajiv Nair - Former President, Microsoft India
K. Jayaram - Director, Kotak Mahindra Limited
Raghu Pillai - President - Food World - India's first retail chain
K Unnikrishnan - former Chairman, Binny Limited
V Rajakrishnan - CEO, Royal Wolf Group India
Film World
Adoor Gopalakrishnan- Movie director and Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winner (2004)
Adoor Bhasi - Actor
Padmini - Actress and dancer.
Murali Nair - Movie director
G. Aravindan- Movie director
Mohanlal- Malayalam Cinema Artiste
Navya Nair- National award winning actor
Madhu- Malayalam movie actor
Shobhana- National award winning actor and dancer
Revathi Menon - Actress and director
K. S. Chitra - Playback Singer
G. Sujatha - Playback Singer
T K Rajeev Kumar - Filmmake
India's Freedom Struggle
K. Madhavan Nair Freedom fighter, Home Rule League leader and founding member of Mathrubhumi newspaper
C. Gopinathan Nair- Gandhian
G. Ramachandran- Fought for India's independence and founded Gandhi
Sevagram, Madurai
Justice Janaki Amma
K. P. Madhavan Nair- Former General Secratary of the Indian National Congress
Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair- President of the Indian National Congress (1897-1898)
A. V. Kuttimalu Amma - Top ranking Congress leader of Kerala and a fearless freedom fighter
K. Kelappan - Politician and freedom fighter
Captain Lakshmi - Member of the Indian National Army
Politics
C. Achutha Menon- Former chief minister of Kerala
C. V. Devan Nair- Former President of Singapore
E. K. Nayanar- Former chief minister of Kerala and leader of the
CPI(M)
Shankunthala Nair - ex Cabinet Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Leela Damodara Menon- Former President of the National Mahila Congress
M. G. Ramachandran- Charismatic late Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
P. K. Vasudevan Nair - Former Chief Minister of Kerala and leader of the Communist Party of India
Pattom Thanu Pillai- Prime Minister of Thiru-Kochi (1948), Chief Minister of
Thiru-Kochi (1954-55) and Kerala (1960-62)
Prakash Karat- General Secratary of the CPI(M)
Ramesh Chennithala- General Secratary of the AICC
K. Vasudeva Panicker - Resident AICC Secretary in New Delhi for two decades
O. Rajagopal - former BJP Vice President and General Secretary and
Union Cabinet Minister
Dr. T. M. Nair - Founder of Swarajya - English Daily from Madras and supporter of the Justice Party
Barrister G. P. Pillai - Founder of the English daily Madras Standard
V. K. Krishna Menon- India's first Defence Minister]]
Paravur T. K. Narayana Pillai - First Chief Minister of
Travancore-Cochin state
Panampalli Govinda Menon - Former union law minister
KP Unnikrishnan - Former Union Cabinet Minister and Member of Congress Working Committee
Billy Nair - African National Congress leader and member of South African parliament
Jaya Jaitley - Samata Party Leader and Member of Parlimant - grand niece of Sir C Sankaran Nair
Kummanam Rajashekharan - The Hindu Aikya Vedi State Organising Secretary
O. Rajagopal - Former Union Minister of Indian Railways & BJP Leader
Religion
Chattambi Swamikal- Hindu spiritual guru
Karuvatta Swamikal- Established the Karuvatta Ashram
Swami Abhedananda- Disciple of Chattambi Swamikal
Swami Chakrananda- of the Ramakrishna Mission
Swami Niranjananda - of the Ramakrishnan Mission
Swami Chinmayananda- Renowned Hindu spiritual guru
Swami Ranganathananda- Headed the Ramakrishna Mission
Swami Nityananda of Ganesh Puri
Swami Tapovan Maharaj- Guru of Swami Chinamayananda
Swami Vishnu Devananda (Flying Swami) - Founder of Sivananda Yoga Ashram
Science, Medicine and Engineering ,law
Dr. R. Kesavan Nair- Kerala's first civil surgeon
G Madhavan Nair- Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization
M. G. K. Menon- Scientist, former union minister
M. K. K. Nair- The man who built the Bhilai Steel Plant
Mohan D. Nair- Pharmaceutical and health technology industry, and WHO consultant
Dr. C. G. Krishnadas Nair - ex Chairman - Hindustan Aeronautics Limited,
Bangalore, President Aeronautical Society of India
Sir.Chettur Madhavan Nair- A Judge and Member of the Privy Council,[1879-1970]
Social Reform
Koickal Chellappan Nair- Gandhian and founder of the Gandhi Smaraka Grama Seva
Kendram.
Kumbalathu Sanku Pillai - Social reformer, Travancore politician and founder of the Panmana Ashramam
Mannathu Padmanabhan- Founder of the Nair Service Society
Shantiniketanam Krishnan Nair- Gandhiji's disciple and chairman of the All India Sarvodaya Sangh
P. Gopinathan Nair - Chairman of Kerala Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi
Education
Computer and IT And technology.
Syam Nair - Bangalore based IT Consultant who is
considered by many as very best in different platforms
and technologies. Best in Feed development, web
media development and customer relations.
Santosh Nair, a legend in the field of
people development has brought about
meaningful transformation in the lives of more than half a
million people
V. Parameswaran Nair- Man who actually made quantum
theory possible. Extremely potent and eminent scientist
who has no equals
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