The triangle is a percussion instrument consisting of a steel rod bent into a triangle with one corner left open. It is suspended by a gut or nylon loop and struck with a steel rod. It is theoretically an instrument of indefinite pitch, for its fundamental pitch is obscured by its inharmonic partials (component tones).
Pandey (Devanagari: à¤ªà¤¾à¤£à¥à¤¡à¥à¤¯) or Pande (à¤ªà¤¾à¤£à¥à¤¡à¥ pÄá¹á¸e) is a surname of the Hindu Brahmins communities of Northern and Central India as well as of both Brahmin and Chhetri families of Nepal. In Maharashtra, several Brahmin families have names ending in -pande, such as  Deshpande  or Sardeshpande.his page or section lists people with the surname Pandey. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link.
Shudra is caste but overtime they became divided. In the article you pointed to it stated Nair is a Sudra caste and it also stated they were warrior like. Other castes of South India that were Shudra castes are Kapus, Balija Naidus, Gavara Balijas, Gajula Balijas, Setti Balijas, Munuru Kapus, Reddy, Velamas, Kammas, Naiker, etc etc.