Nair Service Society

The Nair Service Society is the organization created for the upliftment and welfare of the Nair community. It is headquartered at Perunna in the town of Changanassery in Kottayam Dist.,Kerala,India. It was established under the leadership of Sri Mannathu Padmanabhan. The NSS is a three-tier organisation with Karayogams at the base level, Taluk Unions at the intermediate level and the Headquarters at the apex level. The Society owns and manages a large number of educational institutions,hospitals & various other non-profit institutions. These include the NSS College of Engineering, NSS Hindu College, NSS College at Pandalam, Mahatma Gandhi College, Sri Vidyathi Raja NSS College at Vazhoor, Pazhassi Raja NSS College and the Women's College at Thiruvananthapuram. Taking the lead given by Sri Mannath (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 21 karayogams in Bangalore, and the Calcutta Nair Service Society in Kolkata. 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. NSS Website