Nayar (Khatri)
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Nayar (also spelled Nayyar is a surname for some people from Punjab
They are mainly Khatris belonging to the Sareen sub-group. Some say they really are Nijjars (same as sikh jat)as said in village folklore and are a khatri subclan presently. The origin of the word is from Sanskrit Nayaka, meaning "Ruler".
- Kuldip Nayar (b. 1923), Indian journalist
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- O. P. Nayar (b. ?), Indian composer who worked with Anthony Gonsalves
- K. R. Nayar (1955), Indian health professor
- N.P. Nayar (b. ?), Indian freedom fighter
- Nisha Nayar (b. ?), British actress
- Shree K. Nayar (b. ?), mathematician who co-created the Oren-Nayar diffuse model
- Sunil Nayar (b. ?), Indian-American television writer/producer
- Capt. Anuj Nayar M.V.C (b. ?), Kargil War Hero
Nayyar
- Pyarelal Nayyar (1899-1982), personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi
- Sushila Nayyar (1914-2000), personal physician of Mahatma Gandi
Nair
- Mira Nair (b. ?)
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[edit] See also
- Nair
- El Nayar, Mexican municipality
- Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar)
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