Nair Movement was started in 1861 under the leadership of Rama Krishna Pillai, C.V. Raman Pillai, K. and M. Padmanabha Pillai in the state of Travancore.
Nair or Nayar refers to a group of Hindu castes.
It was an anti-Brahminical movement.
It was a reaction to the Nambudri Brahmins’ socio-political dominance over the non-Malayali Brahmins (Tamil and Maratha).
In 1891, Raman Pillai formed Malayali Memorial.
In 1914, Padmanabha Pillai constituted the Nair Service Society.
