Nair Service Society
NSS Headquarters Main Gate, Perunna | |
| Abbreviation | NSS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 31 October 1914 |
| Founder | Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai |
| Type | Caste-based organization |
| Purpose | Upliftment and unification of the Nair community |
| Headquarters | Perunna, Changanassery |
| Location | |
Official language | Malayalam |
General Secretary | G. Sukumaran Nair |
| Website | nss.org.in |
Formerly called | Nair Brithya Jana Sangham (meaning, "People's Association for Leading or Serving the Nair Community") |
The Nair Service Society (NSS) is an organisation created for the social advancement and welfare of the Nair community that is found primarily in the state of Kerala in Southern part of India. It was established under the leadership of Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai. The NSS is a three-tier organisation with Karayogams at the base level, Taluk Unions at the intermediate level and a central headquarters operating from Perunna, Changanassery in Kerala. G. Sukumaran Nair is currently the General Secretary, since June 2011.
Founded as the Nair Brithya Jana Sangham on 31 October 1914, the name was officially changed to Nair Service Society in 11 July 1915, by the advice of the prominent scholar and social reformer K. Paramu Pillai, the first person in Kerala history to earn an M.A. degree.
The Society owns and manages many educational institutions, hospitals, hostels, guesthouses, and estates.