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4 unusual facts about Naik


Anavil Brahmin

T surnames (family names) that are common to the Anavil Brahmin caste confirm this: Naik, Vashi, and Mehta all denote professionals in the Army or Royal Administration.

A. M. Naik, Chairman & Managing Director of Larsen & Toubro Limited.

Karhade Brahmin

Traditionally the Karada Brahmins in close association with the Rajapur Saraswat and Naik communities, were involved in horticultural activities and were pioneers in ground water cultivation and irrigation techniques.

Nand Singh

He was 29 years old, and an Acting Naik in the 1/11th Sikh Regiment, in the Indian Army during World War II when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.


Bajaji Rao Naik Nimbalkar

He succeeded throne of Phaltan after his father Naik Nimbalkar Mudhoji II.

Jawali, Maharashtra

Jawali falls under the Phaltan Princely State and was the part of Old Maratha Empire under Royal Naik Nimbalkar.

Kshanbhar Vishranti

The cast includes Bharat Jadhav, Sachin Patil, Sonalee Kulkarni, Sidharth Jadhav, Manwa Naik, Hemant Dhome, Kadambari Kadam, Maulik Bhatt, Pooja Sawant & Shubhangi Gokhale.

Mohammad Khalil Naik

Mohammad Khalil Naik lost the Wachi seat to J&KPDP leader Mehbooba Mufti in the 2008 Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, finishing in fourth place with 2,366 votes (7.01%).

Pradeep Vasant Naik

Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik served as the nineteenth Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force.

Ranjit Naik

Right from the inception as a professional Architect, Shri Ranjit Naik had devotedly worked for giving shelter to Nomadic and Dalit people, for Slum Improvement, Slum Upgradation, Slum Redevelopment and Rehabilitation programmes.

He appeared before Kalelkar Commission, in 1953 along with his father, Shri Bhagat Champla Naik and maternal uncle Comrade Shri S.Ghane Naik, to plead before the said committee for the inclusion of Sugalis/ Lambadis in the list of Scheduled Tribes, in the Constitution of India, in the then Madras Province and succeeded in getting Lambadis / Sugalis included in the list of Scheduled Tribes of the Constitution of India, in 1954.

Sunil Barve

The new play is directed by Pratima Kulkarni and stars Uday Sabnis, Pushkar Shrotri, Aniket Vishwasrao and Aatisha Naik.

The Mystery of the Black Jungle

Actor Kabir Bedi, who has portrayed popular Salgari characters Sandokan and The Black Corsair appeared as Tremal-Naik's loyal servant Kammamuri.

Vasantrao Naik Government Institute of Arts and Social Sciences

Vasantrao Naik Government Institute of Arts and Social Sciences (VNGIASS), in Nagpur, India, established in 1885 as Morris College, is one of the oldest colleges in the country.


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