Karnataka Nair Service Society

You are on the ‘web page’ of Karnataka Nair Service Society-(Reg) popularly known as KNSS. We welcome you to browse through this web page. We are undoubtedly the largest community organization outside Kerala and the biggest Malayali organization in Bangalore.

Karnataka Nair Society is the State wide organization of all Nair community who have moved to Karnataka. Primarily to cater to the needs of our community people, its services are also extended to people in the local community other than Nairs, promoting harmonious relations and contributing to the welfare of the host state.

We hope this website serves as the common ‘Meeting Point’ for a large number of our members and others interested in knowing about us and our activities. We wish you a very pleasant browsing experience.

Nair Community & Nairs in Karnataka

There is hardly any authentic information to show when Nairs of Kerala first moved to Karnataka. It is believed that the first migration started during Shankaracharya’s journey north, escorted by a Raja of Kerala with his Nair militia.

In the post-independent era, Nair immigrants came to Bangalore in search of better opportunities.There is hardly any authentic information to show when Nairs of Kerala first moved to and settled down in Karnataka. It is believed that the first migration of Nairs in Karnataka started when Shankaracharya was escorted towards his journey to north, by a Raja of Kerala along with his Nair militia and servants. En-route many settled in parts of Sringeri, Shimoga etc. However personal discussions and interviews with people who belong to first generation Nairs settled down in Bangalore reveal that they moved to Karnataka in general and Bangalore in particular during pre-independent days.