This is a list of notable members of the Nair community of southern India.
The Padma Vibhushan is India's second highest civilian honour.
1954 | V. K. Krishna Menon | Public Affairs | Kerala |
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1976 | K. Shankar Pillai | Arts | Delhi |
1985 | M. G. K. Menon | Civil Service | Kerala |
1998 | Lakshmi Sahgal | Public Affairs | Uttar Pradesh |
2006 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Arts | Kerala |
2009 | G. Madhavan Nair | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
2011 | O. N. V. Kurup | Literature & Education | Kerala |
2015 | Kottayan Katankot Venugopal | Public Affairs | Delhi |
The Padma Bhushan is India's third highest civilian honour.
1954 | Vallathol Narayana Menon | Literature & Education | Kerala |
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1957 | Lakshmi Menon | Public Affairs | Kerala |
1958 | Kumar Padma Siva Shankara Menon | Civil Service | Kerala |
1958 | Arathil C. Narayanan Nambiar | Civil Service | Kerala |
1966 | K. P. Kesava Menon | Public Affairs | Kerala |
1966 | Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai | Social Work | Kerala |
1968 | G. Sankara Kurup | Literature & Education | Kerala |
1968 | M. G. K. Menon | Medicine | Delhi |
1969 | V. K. Narayana Menon | Science & Engineering | Kerala |
1971 | P. Kalathil Kunju Kurup | Arts | Kerala |
1983 | K. Sankaran Nair | Civil Service | Kerala |
1985 | Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai | Literature & Education | Kerala |
1987 | Nalapat Balamani Amma | Literature & Education | Kerala |
1998 | G. Madhavan Nair | Science & Engineering | Kerala |
2005 | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | Literature & Education | Kerala |
2007 | Ramankutty Nair | Arts | Kerala |
2007 | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | Arts | Kerala |
2009 | A. Sreedhara Menon | Literature & Education | Kerala |
2010 | Kuzhur Narayana Marar | Arts | Kerala |
2011 | Madavoor Vasudevan Nair | Arts | Kerala |
2012 | Mira Nair | Arts | Delhi |
2014 | K. Radhakrishnan | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
2019 | Mohanlal | Arts | Kerala |
2020 | N R Madhava Menon | Public Affairs | Kerala |
2021 | K S Chithra | Art | Kerala |
The Padma Shri is India's fourth highest civilian honour.
1954 | K. Shankar Pillai | Literature & Education | Delhi |
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1961 | M. G. K. Menon | Science & Engineering | Delhi |
1965 | Guru Kunchu Kurup | Arts | Kerala |
1970 | Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair | Arts | Kerala |
1971 | Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair | Arts | Kerala |
1971 | Chenganoor Raman Pillai | Arts | Kerala |
1973 | Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair | Arts | Kerala |
1973 | M. K. Krishna Menon | Medicine | Tamil Nadu |
1973 | N. Kesava Panikkar | Science & Engineering | Tamil Nadu |
1984 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Arts | Kerala |
1984 | Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair | Arts | Kerala |
1984 | N. Balakrishnan Nair | Medicine | Kerala |
1984 | Sooranad Kunjan Pillai | Literature & Education | Kerala |
1990 | G. Aravindan | Arts | Kerala |
1990 | M. R. Kurup | Science & Engineering | Kerala |
1991 | Bharath Gopi | Arts | Kerala |
1991 | T. G. K. Menon | Social Work | Madhya Pradesh |
1992 | M. K. Narayanan | Civil Service | Delhi |
1998 | O. N. V. Kurup | Literature & Education | Kerala |
2002 | V. K. Madhavan Kutty | Literature & Education | kerala |
2001 | Mohanlal | Arts | Kerala |
2001 | M. Krishnan Nair | Medicine | Kerala |
2001 | C. G. Krishnadas Nair | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
2003 | Narayana Panicker Kochupillai | Medicine | Delhi |
2003 | N. R. Madhava Menon | Public Affairs | West Bengal |
2004 | Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair | Arts | Kerala |
2004 | Ayyappa Paniker | Literature & Education | Kerala |
2005 | P. N. V. Kurup | Medicine | Delhi |
2005 | K. S. Chithra | Arts | Kerala |
2006 | Kavungal Chathunni Panicker | Arts | Kerala |
2006 | Shobana | Arts | Kerala |
2006 | Sugathakumari | Literature & Education | Kerala |
2007 | Balachandra Menon | Arts | Kerala |
2008 | Vellayani Arjunan | Literature & Education | Kerala |
2008 | M. Leelavathy | Literature & Education | Kerala |
2008 | P. K. Narayanan Nambiar | Arts | Kerala |
2009 | Leela Omchery | Arts | Delhi |
2009 | Cheril Krishna Menon | Social Work | UAE |
2009 | Kalamandalam Gopi | Arts | Kerala |
2009 | Mattannoor Sankarankutty | Arts | Kerala |
2010 | B. Ravi Pillai | Trade & Industry | Bahrain |
2011 | Ritu Menon | Literature & Education | Delhi |
2011 | Peruvanam Kuttan Marar | Arts | Kerala |
2011 | A. Marthanda Pillai | Medicine | Kerala |
2011 | G. Shankar | Science & Engineering | Kerala |
2012 | Gopinath Pillai | Trade & Industry | Singapore |
2012 | J. Hareendran Nair | Medicine | Kerala |
2012 | Priyadarshan | Arts | Tamil Nadu |
2013 | Madhu | Arts | Kerala |
2014 | M. Subhadra Nair | Medicine | Kerala |
2014 | Kalamandalam Satyabhama | Arts | Kerala |
2016 | Sundar Menon | Social Work | UAE |
2016 | P. Gopinathan Nair | Social Work | Kerala |
2017 | Meenakshi Amma | Others | Kerala |
2017 | Chemanchery Kunhiraman Nair | Arts | Kerala |
2020 | N. Chandrasekharan Nair | Literature & Education | Kerala |
2020 | Moozhikkal Pankajakshi | Arts | Kerala |
2020 | Thalappil Pradeep | Science & Engineering | Tamil Nadu |
2021 | O M Nambiar | Sports | Kerala |
2022 | Sankaranarayana Menon Chundayil | Sports | Kerala |
2022 | P Narayana Kurup | Literature and Education | Kerala |
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