Origins
The Nair Service Society was formed in 1913 as a reaction to perceived communal slights in the region then known as Travancore, which now forms a part of the state of Kerala. Hindu Nairs were unhappy with the prominence of the Christian community, who held a status on a par with Brahmins and whose members were elected as chairs of various official bodies during a period when the political systems were being modified. The Nairs believed Travancore to be a Hindu state.
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