Variar
Variyar is a Hindu Ambalavasi caste in Kerala, India.
Etymology
The term Variyar has its origin in the Malayalam word 'Variyam', which refers to a committee or a board. Variyam refers to an office of supervision. Thus variyar is a supervising officer or a member of a supervisory board or committee. The word is commonly used in the plural form as Variar to denote respect. The feminine equivalent of Variar is Vārassyar. It is a combination of Variyassi/Variaththi and the plural suffix -ar.People
Notable people called Variar, Variyar, or Warrier include- Aishwarya Warrier-a Mohiniyattam dancer, art educator, choreographer, and researcher.
- C. B. C. Warrier– Ex-Member of Legislative Assembly
- E. Ikkanda Warrier – the first and the last prime minister of the state of Cochin, India, beginning in 1948.
- Gopi Warrier – specialising in Ayurvedic medicine, playwright and poet.
- Jayaraj Warrier – Actor
- Kaikulangara Rama Variar- a scholar, poet, astrologer/astronomer, and commentator and translator of several well known Sanskrit treatises dealing with a variety of subjects.
- Madhu Wariar – actor and producer, brother of Manju Warrier
- Manju Warrier – an Indian actress and dancer in the Malayalam film industry.
- Mridula Warrier – playback singer.
- N. V. Krishna Warrier – an Indian poet, journalist, scholar, academic and political thinker.
- P. K. R. Warrier – a cardiothoracic surgeon, author and social activist.
- P. K. Warrier – Indian Ayurvedic physician.
- Priya Prakash Varrier – Actress and Model
- Rajan Warrier – Infamous missing persons' case
- Rajashree Warrier – Bharata Natyam dancer.
- Ramapurathu Warrier -pioneer of the "Vanchipattu" or Boat-song form of poetry in Malayalam language.
- Sachin Warrier – playback singer and composer in the Malayalam cinema industry.
- Sankarankutty Sandeep Warrier – an Indian first-class cricketer.
- Sankara Variar – an astronomer-mathematician of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics.
- Shashi Warrier – author.
- Shobha Warrier, a journalist
- T. Sankara Warrier- Indian civil servant and administrator who served as the Diwan of the Kingdom of Cochin
- Unnayi Variyar-a poet, writer, scholar, and dramatist who lived in Thiruvananthapuram, India during the 17th/18th century.
- Vaidyaratnam P. S. Varier