V. K. Nayar

V. K. Nayar
Governor of Nagaland
In office
2 October 1993 – 4 August 1994
Chief MinisterS. C. Jamir
Preceded byLokanath Misra
Succeeded byOudh Narayan Shrivastava
Personal details
OccupationIndian 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

He was married to Sajni Nayar, had one son (also an Army Officer) and one daughter. He died on 30 November 2015.[3]

Bibliography

  • From Fatigues to Civvies: Memoirs of a Paratrooper (2013)[4]

References

  1. ^ "RIP Lt-Gen VK 'Tubby' Nayar, the 'hero' of Northeast". DailyO.
  2. ^ "Lt. Gen. V.K. Nayar". Raj Bhavan Nagaland official website.
  3. ^ "LT.GEN. VK NAYAR PVSM, SM(RETD.) - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ V. K. Nayar (2013). From Fatigues to Civvies: Memoirs of a Paratrooper. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 9789350980071.
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