__NOTOC__ Nayak may refer to:

Ethnic groups

Nayak caste The Nayak are a Hindu caste; also some Nayak are Punjabi found in India and Pakistan. Mainly Nayak follows Hindu. According to Vinay Krishin Gidwani, the Nayaks claim that they were, historically, Brahmins. Demographics and occupation The Naya ...

, a caste found in India * Nayak, another name for the

Charodi (community) Charodi, also referred to as Mestha(Mesta), Achari, Konkani Achari, Khandekar, or ''Nayak'', is a community from Karnataka state in India. There is no caste called as Charodi in Hindu religion. They are believed to have migrated from Goa in f ...

of Karnataka, India

Films

* ''Nayak'' (1966 film), a 1966 Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray * ''Nayak'' (2001 Assamese film), a 2001 Assamese film directed by Munin Barua * '' Nayak: The Real Hero'', a 2001 Hindi film starring Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukerji

People

* Bangaru Thirumalai Nayak, a member of the Madurai Nayak royal family *

Daya Nayak Daya Nayak is an Indian police assistant inspector with the Mumbai police. He joined Mumbai police - then known as Bombay - in 1995, and rose to fame as an encounter-specialist in the late 1990s. As a member of the Detection Unit, he gunned down ...

, Indian police inspector *

Ghanashyam Nayak Ghanashyam Nayak (12 May 1944 – 3 October 2021) was an Indian drama, film and television actor. He had appeared in a number of tele serials, drama as well as films. His last memorable role was of Natwarlal Prabhashankar Udhaiwala a.k.a. Nattu ...

, Indian film and television actor *

Jawahar Nayak Jawahar Nayak (born 10 January 1954) is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a former member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Saria constituency from 1993 to 1998. Later, he was a candidate for th ...

, Indian politician *

Raghunatha Nayak Raghunatha Nayak was the most powerful king of the Thanjavur Nayak Dynasty. He was the third ruler of Thanjavur, southern India, from the Nayak dynasty. He ruled from 1600 to 1634 and is noted for the attainments of Thanjavur in literature, art, ...

, a king of the Nayaks of Tanjore *

Sevappa Nayak Sevappa Nayak was a governor of Thanjavur under the Vijayanagar Empire who later proclaimed his independence and founded the Thanjavur Nayak kingdom. He reigned from 1532 to 1560. Ancestry and personal life Sevappa was the successor of his fat ...

, first ruler of the Nayaks of Tanjore *

Thirumalai Nayak Tirumala Nayaka ( Tamil: ''"Thirumalai Nayakar"''; 1623–1659) was the ruler of Madurai Nayak Dynasty in the 17th century. He ruled Madurai between A.D 1623 and 1659. His contributions are found in the many splendid buildings and temples of M ...

, a king of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty * Varunakulattan, also known as

Khem Nayak Varunakulattan (also identified as Khem Nayak or Chem Nayak) was a 17th-century feudal lord and military commander from the Jaffna Kingdom. He led a rebellion as the military commander of Thanjavur Nayak against the Portuguese in their conquest o ...

, 17th-century feudal lord of the Jaffna Kingdom *

Viswanatha Nayak Viswanatha Nayak was the Vijayanagara viceroy to Madurai in south India during the 16th century. He later became the ruler of Madurai after the fall of the Vijayanagara empire. He is the founder of the Nayak dynasty of Madurai.Saints, Goddesses ...

, founder of Madurai Nayak Dynasty

Other uses

Naik (military rank) Naik (Nk; sometimes historically spelled ''nayak'') is an Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Police rank equivalent to corporal. In Tamil, the word naik was used to indicate a lord or governor prior to its use as an equivalent to corporal ...

, also spelt Nayak, a rank in the Indian and Pakistan armies * Any of the Nayak dynasties, that arose from the fragmentation of the Vijayanagara Empire in South India *

Nayak (title) The Nayak is a historic Indian title conferred on Sardars, who were governors of feudal states in the Middle Ages. Today it is also a surname. Nayaks are mostly Hindu and few Sikhs, who follow Hinduism and Sikhism respectively. As a surname Tod ...

, a title used across India

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