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Nayak may refer to:
Ethnic groups
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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) of Karnataka, India
Films
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''Nayak'' (1966 film), a 1966 Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray
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''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
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Bangaru Thirumalai Nayak
Bangaru Thirumalai Nayak, also known as Bangaru Tirumalai and Vangaru Thirumala (as per European Records and notes), was a member of Madurai Nayak royal family and Governor/Commander of the Madurai Nayak King Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha (1704–1731 ...
, a member of the Madurai Nayak royal family
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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
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Ghanashyam Nayak, Indian film and television actor
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Jawahar Nayak, Indian politician
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Raghunatha Nayak, a king of the Nayaks of Tanjore
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Sevappa Nayak, first ruler of the Nayaks of Tanjore
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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, 17th-century feudal lord of the Jaffna Kingdom
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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
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Naik (military rank), also spelt Nayak, a rank in the Indian and Pakistan armies
* Any of the
Nayak dynasties
Nayaka dynasties emerged during the Kakatiya dynasty and the Vijayanagara Empire period. The Nayakas were originally military governors under the Vijayanagara Empire. After the battle of Talikota, several of them declared themselves independent.
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, that arose from the fragmentation of the Vijayanagara Empire in South India
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Nayak (title), a title used across India
See also
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Naayak'', a 2013 Telugu film directed by V. V. Vinayak
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Neyak (disambiguation)
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Nyack (disambiguation)
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