Mannarghat Nair

Mannarghat Nair

Kunnathatil Madambil Nair or Mannarghat Nair or Mannarkad Moopil Nayar was the title usually given to the eldest male member in the Mannarkad Moopil Veedu. Mannarkad Nair was the desavazhi of the Vellatiri ,who ruled over Valluvanad, looking after the eastern boundary and the hilly areas of the Valluvanad kingdom. The sthanam had considerable land holdings and also held about 70% of the land in Attapady,[1] including the Silent Valley.[2]

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