Vinayak or Banaiyak or Vinaiyak or Winaiyak or Wanayak or Binaiyak or Vanayak or Vanaik (विनायक या पठान या बिनायक या नायक) is a subcaste of Kamboj clan and community found in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and other parts of India. Some of people belongs to this Vinayak or Banaiyak or Vinaiyak or Winaiyak or Wanayak or Binaiyak or Vanayak or Vanaik subcaste also found in Punjab state of Pakistan. Vinayak or Banaiyak or Vinaiyak or Winaiyak or Wanayak or Binaiyak or Vanayak or Vanaik falls under 52 gotra (broad division) of Kamboj caste. Vinayak or Banaiyak or Vinaiyak or Winaiyak or Wanayak or Binaiyak or Vanayak or Vanaik sub-caste alongside other Kamboj / Kamboh people belong to the group of Indo-Aryan peoples.
Etymology: The various variations / derivations for Vinayak or Banaiyak or Vinaiyak or Winaiyak or Wanayak or Binaiyak or Vanayak or Vanaik are used: Vinayak or Banaiyak or Vinaiyak or Winaiyak or Wanayak or Binaiyak or Vanayak or Vanaik
References: H Rose, Glossary, Vol III p p 489, 524, Kamboj Itihaas, 1972, H. S. Thind, p 42, Kamboj Sandesh (Punjabi), 1953, S. Harbhajan Singh Momi, Kapurthala/Kamboj Hitaishy (Monthly Kamboj Magazine in Hindi), 1976, New Delhi, Vishal Kamboj (Monthly Kamboj Magazine), Sher Singh Kamboj Nirmal , p 15
विनायक या पठान या बिनायक या नायक आधुनिक काम्बोज जाति का गोत्र / उपजाति है। यह गोत्र काम्बोज जाति के 52 गोत्र (व्यापक विभाजन) के अंतर्गत आता है।
