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[[Lieutenant general|Lt. Gen.]] '''V. K. Nayar''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]] ( | [[Lieutenant general|Lt. Gen.]] '''V. K. Nayar''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]] (died 30 November 2015) was a former [[Indian Army]] officer and [[Governor of Nagaland]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/lt-gen-vk-nayar-northeast-nagaland-indira-gandhi-manipur-mizoram-indian-army-assam/story/1/7704.html|title=RIP Lt-Gen VK 'Tubby' Nayar, the 'hero' of Northeast|publisher=DailyO}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://rajbhavan.nagaland.gov.in/governor_9.html|title=Lt. Gen. V.K. Nayar|publisher=Raj Bhavan Nagaland official website}}</ref> | ||
While in the Army, he served as a [[Paratrooper]], an infantryman, a [[Counter-insurgency]] specialist and Army commander (GOC-in-C, [[Western Command (India)|Western Command)]]. | While in the Army, he served as a [[Paratrooper]], an infantryman, a [[Counter-insurgency]] specialist and Army commander (GOC-in-C, [[Western Command (India)|Western Command)]]. | ||
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V. K. Nayar | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Nagaland | |
| In office 2 October 1993 – 4 August 1994 | |
| Chief Minister | S. C. Jamir |
| Preceded by | Lokanath Misra |
| Succeeded by | Oudh Narayan Shrivastava |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Indian Army Officer Administrator |
| As of 01 March, 2020 | |
Lt. Gen. V. K. Nayar PVSM, SM (died 30 November 2015) was a former Indian Army officer and Governor of Nagaland.[1][2]
While in the Army, he served as a Paratrooper, an infantryman, a Counter-insurgency specialist and Army commander (GOC-in-C, Western Command).
Personal life[edit]
He was married to Sajni Nayar, had one son (also an Army Officer) and one daughter. He died on 30 November 2015.[3]
Bibliography[edit]
- From Fatigues to Civvies: Memoirs of a Paratrooper (2013)[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "RIP Lt-Gen VK 'Tubby' Nayar, the 'hero' of Northeast". DailyO.
- ↑ "Lt. Gen. V.K. Nayar". Raj Bhavan Nagaland official website.
- ↑ "LT.GEN. VK NAYAR PVSM, SM(RETD.) - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ↑ V. K. Nayar (2013). From Fatigues to Civvies: Memoirs of a Paratrooper. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 9789350980071.
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