Nair (Malayalam: ??????, and sometimes spelt Nayar) is the name of an upper Hindu Caste from the southern Indian state of Kerala. The Nairs were a martial nobility, similar to the Samurai of Japan.[LINK: http://www.canisius.edu/topos/archives/rajeev6.pdf] Neither Newton nor Leibniz, canisius.edu[LINK: http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/aikido.htm] From Vedic Martial Arts to Aikido, veda.harekrsna.cz[LINK: http://www.rediff.com/travel/1998/apr/30kala1.htm] A travel feature on the ancient Kerala art of Kalaripayattu, rediff.com[LINK: http://www.enskalari.org.in/kalari.htm] Kalaripayattu, the traditional martial art, enskalari.org.in and figure prominently in the history of Kerala. Theories of origin Ancient South Indian history, historians,