V. K. Nayar | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Manipur | |
| In office 30 August 1993 – 22 December 1994 | |
| Chief Minister | R. K. Dorendra Singh |
| Preceded by | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Oudh Narayan Shrivastava |
| 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 | |
| Died | 30 November 2015 |
| 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, who served after retirement as the Governor of Manipur and Nagaland.[1][2][3]
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.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]- From Fatigues to Civvies: Memoirs of a Paratrooper (2013)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "RIP Lt-Gen VK 'Tubby' Nayar, the 'hero' of Northeast". DailyO.
- ^ "Past and Present Governors". Raj Bhavan Manipur. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Lt. Gen. V.K. Nayar". Raj Bhavan Nagaland official website. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020.
- ^ "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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