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Abhishek Nayar recently made to headlines after he was appointed as the head coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise. Nayar, born on October 8, 1983, is a former Indian international cricketer. He was born in Secunderabad to Keralite Mohan Nair and Lekha Nair. His parents were originally from Neyyattinkara in Kerala. Nayar attended one of the most famous schools of Mumbai where several other known personalities have also studied. The name of this Mumbai school is Bombay Scottish School. Based in Mahim and popularly known as Scottish, this school is a private Christian co-educational day school. It was established in 1847 by Scottish Christian missionaries under the name Scottish Female Orphanage. Meet some of the notable alumni of this popular school: CategoryNameDescription / ProfessionArts and EntertainmentAbhishek BachchanHindi film actorAamir KhanHindi film actor, producer, and directorAditya BhattacharyaHindi film director and screenwriterAditya ChopraHindi film director, screenwriter, and producerAmrita PuriHindi film actress; daughter of Aditya Puri (MD of HDFC Bank)Arjun BijlaniHindi television actorAziz MirzaHindi film directorDharmesh DarshanHindi film director and screenwriterEkta KapoorHindi film and television producerHrithik RoshanHindi film actorImran KhanHindi film actorJohn AbrahamHindi film actor and former modelLesle LewisIndian film composer; part of Colonial CousinsLucky AliIndian singer, songwriter, composer, and actorRahul SharmaHindustani classical musicianRanbir KapoorHindi film actorAbhishek KapoorIndian filmmakerRanjit HoskoteIndian poet, art critic, and curatorRishi VohraAuthorSushma ReddyIndian model, VJ, and screenwriterTusshar KapoorHindi film actorUday ChopraHindi film actorVikas BhallaIndian television, film actor, and singerVarun DhawanHindi film actorZaheer IqbalHindi film actorAlyy KhanBollywood, Hollywood, and Lollywood actorPoliticsAditya ThackerayMinister (Environment, Climate, Tourism, Protocol), Govt. of Maharashtra; leader of Yuva SenaPraniti ShindeMLA, MaharashtraAnsh PurohitPublic intellectual and philosopherSportsRohan GavaskarIndian cricketerJehan DaruvalaIndian race car driverOtherNeerja BhanotPan Am Senior Flight Purser; Ashoka Chakra awardee (posthumously)Manavendra Singh GohilLGBT rights activist; royal family of RajpiplaUma NarayanProfessor of Philosophy, Vassar CollegeT. R. AndhyarujinaFormer Solicitor General of IndiaPooja DhingraPastry chef and businesswomanVicky RatnaniIndian chefCyrus PonchaIndian squash team coach The school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, which conducts the ICSE examinations at the close of class 10 and the ISC examinations at the close of class 12. The school has been among the top 10 schools in India for the past few decades. Also Read | Abhishek Nayar's Appointment Confirmed, Becomes Head Coach Of This IPL Franchise
