- Source: Nayar (name)
Nayar or Nayyar is a surname that is found among Khatri community which are majorly Hindus with a minority of Sikhs and Muslims. The belong to the "Sareen" division among the Khatris. They were mostly concentrated in the Majha region especially in the districts of Gujrat, Lahore, Okara, Nankana Sahib and Sialkot before 1947. Nayyar families were known to have been qanungos (governors) in the town of Kunjah in Gujrat district, Punjab.
As a custom, milk is never churned in Nayyar families because one of their ancestors died of drinking whey in which a snake had got accidentally churned.
Notable people
A. Nayyar (born 1950), Pakistani singer
Abdul Hameed Nayyar (born 1945), Pakistani nuclear physicist and activist
Abdul Rahim Nayyar (1833-1948), Pakistani Ahmadiyya missionary
Adam Nayyar (1948-2008), Pakistani anthropologist and author
Ajay Nayyar, Indian actor
Ankur Nayyar (born 1967), Indian actor
Anil Nayar, Indian squash player
Anindita Nayar (born 1988), Indian actress
Anjali Nayar, Canadian journalist
Anuj Nayyar (1975–1999), Indian army officer
Baldev Raj Nayar (1931-2021), Indian-Canadian political scientist
Deepak Nayyar (born 1946), Professor of Economics
Dewan Mokham Chand Nayyar (1750-1814), General of the Sikh Empire, as well as his son Dewan Moti Ram (1770-1837) and grandsons Dewan Kirpa Ram (d. 1843) and Dewan Ram Dayal (d. 1820).Great great grandson Diwan Moolraj Nayyar. (d. 1945)
Falguni Nayar (born 1963), Indian businesswoman
Harsh Nayyar, Indian actor
Jagdish Nayar, Indian politician
Kuldip Nayar (born 1923), Indian journalist
Kunal Nayyar (born 1981), Indian-American actor
Manu Nayyar (born 1964), Indian cricketer
Mudit Nayar, Indian actor
Nasir Abbas Nayyar (born 1965), Pakistani writer
Neeraj Nayar (born 1971), Indian politician
O. P. Nayyar (1926–2007), Indian film music director
Pawan Nayyar, Indian politician
Pyarelal Nayyar (1899–1982), her brother and Gandhi's other secretary
Rajat Nayyar, also known as Roger Nair, Canadian producer
Rajeev Nayyar (born 1968), Indian cricketer
Rana Nayar (born 1957), Indian writer and translator
R. K. Nayyar (1930-1995), Indian director and producer
Sharif Nayyar (1922-2007), Pakistani director
Suhail Nayyar, (b. 1989), Indian, Bollywood Actor.
Sushila Nayyar (1914–2000), Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary and physician
Vineet Nayyar (1937-2024), Indian businessman
V. K. Nayar (?-2015), Indian soldier and governor
See also
Nayar (disambiguation)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Devanshi (seri televisi)
- Mani Ratnam
- Partai Amanah Negara (Malaysia)
- Golden Globe untuk Film Terbaik - Musikal atau Komedi
- Nayar (name)
- Falguni Nayar
- Nayar
- Abhishek Nayar
- Nair
- Nisha Nayar
- Rachika Nayar
- Nykaa
- K. K. Nayar
- Jagdish Nayar
