- Nayar (Khatri)
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Nayyar/Nayar is a surname from the region of Punjab, India. The people who bear the name are Khatris belonging to the Sareen sub-group.[citation needed] The surname Nayyar drives basic origin from Kunjah in Gujrat district of Western Punjab (Now Pakistan) abutting to River Chenab area. A large number of Nayyars come from the Jalandhar District (a large number of them still live in Nurmahal in a region named Nijjaran Mohalla, and Ludhiana and Dasuya ( Distt Hoshiarpur)of Eastern Punjab.[citation needed] " The "JATHERE" of Nayyar's is situated at cheema road, Noormahal also known as sati Mata Mandir.
Village historians say that Nayyars were originally Nijjars and Khatri/Rajput Nijjar's changed their name to "Nayyar" under the suggestion of the British to distinguish themselves from Jatt Nijjars.[citation needed]
Notable Nayyar
- Dewan Mokham Chand, One of the Distinguished General's of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Army
- Pyarelal Nayyar (1899–1982), personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi
- Sushila Nayyar (1914–2000), personal physician of Mahatma Gandhi
- Kuldip Nayyar (b. 1923), Indian journalist
- O. P. Nayyar (1926–2007), Indian Bollywood Director & Composer who worked with Anthony Gonsalves
- Dr. Dalip Nayyar (b. 1954), Indian Scientist[1][2]
- K. R. Nayyar (1955), Indian health professor [3]
- Mira Nayyar b.(1957), better known as Mira Nair Indo-American Hollywood and Bollywood Filmmaker
- Rajat Nayyar (b.1975), better known as Roger Nair[4][5][6]
- Sunil Nayyar (b. ?), Indian-American television writer/producer
- Capt. Anuj Nayyar M.V.C (b. ?), Kargil War Hero
- Nisha Nayyar (b. ?), British-Indian actress
- Shree K. Nayar (b. ?), mathematician who co-created the Oren-Nayar diffuse model
- Stephen John Nayyar (b. 1954), Artist painting examples
- Kunal Nayyar (b. 1981), English-Indian Actor
- Puja Nayyar (b. ? – current), Indian Fashion Designer[7]
- Harsh Nayyar (b.?), Famous Indian Actor
- Dr. Deepak Nayyar, Indian Economist, Former Vice Chancellor, Delhi University
- Vineet Nayyar, CEO & MD, Tech Mahindra
- Lt. Gen VK Nayyar (RETD.), Former GOC Western Command (ARMY), Former Governor Manipur & Nagaland
- Vice Admiral KK Nayyar (Retd.), Former Vice Chief of Indian Navy
- Mr. Naresh Nayyar, MD, ESSAR OIL
- Sunil Nayyar, Head-Operations,TEIL Projects Ltd.(A JV of TATA Projects Ltd.& Engineers India Ltd.)
- Air Marshal Gautam Nayyar, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command, IAF
- Ankur Nayyar is an Indian television actor
- Hema Nayyar, MD, Cube Computing, Australia
- Vivek Nayyar, Sr. VP Marketing, Automotive Division, Mahindra & Mahindra
- Inderbir Singh Nayyar (Binnu Nayyar), Chairman, National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC)
- Mohan Inder Singh Nayyar (Dicky Nayyar), MD, AL Zayed and Nayyar General Trading Company, Kuwait
- Arvinder Pal Singh Nayyar (Ruby Nayyar), CEO, Modern Agencies.
- Hardev Pal Nayyar, Vir Chakra, Indian Army, 1971 war hero
See also
- Nair is from the southern region of Kerala and is spelled "Nair"(not with a 'y') and is therefore, NOT the same.=
Vimal Nayyar
References
- ^ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dalip-nayyar/6/902/b86
- ^ http://www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2007/157.html
- ^ http://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/krnayar/
- ^ Indo-Canadian Hollywood and Bollywood Filmmaker
- ^ and Human Rights Activist
- ^ http://www.humanrightscanada.org/
- ^ http://www.indobase.com/fashion/fashion-designers/puja-nayyar.html
Categories:- Indian ethnic group stubs
- Khatri clans
- Punjabi tribes
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