by Andrew Marshall

What is a Naik?

Introduction Naik (Nk; sometimes historically spelled nayak) is an Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Police rank equivalent to corporal. Background In Tamil, the word naik was used to indicate a lord or governor prior to its use as an equivalent to corporal in British India. The rank was previously used in the British Indian… Read More

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by Andrew Marshall

What is a Lance Naik?

Introduction Lance naik (L/Nk) is the equivalent rank to lance corporal in the Indian, Pakistan and Bangladesh Armies and before 1947, in the British Indian Army, ranking below naik. Background In cavalry units the equivalent is acting lance daffadar. Like British lance corporals, each wears a single rank chevron. This page is based on the… Read More