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{{Short description|Indian politician and military officer (born 1953)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| name = Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]]
| native_name =
| image = Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik in 2023.jpg
| imagesize = 185
| caption = Paranaik in 2023
| office = [[List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh|Governor of Arunachal Pradesh]]
| term_start = 16 February 2023<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-general-kaiwalya-trivikram-parnaik-sworn-in-as-arunachal-pradesh-governor20230216225828/ | title=Lt General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh Governor | publisher=ANI | access-date= | archive-date=15 December 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215185956/https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-general-kaiwalya-trivikram-parnaik-sworn-in-as-arunachal-pradesh-governor20230216225828/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
| term_end =
| successor =
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata = [[Pema Khandu]]
| predecessor = [[B. D. Mishra]]
| office1 = 19th General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]]
| term_start1 = 1 January 2011
| term_end1 = 30 June 2013
| president1 = [[Pratibha Patil]] [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| predecessor1 = Lt Gen B. S. Jaswal
| successor1 = Lt Gen Sanjiv Chachra
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|06|28|df=y}}
| death_date =
| birth_place = [[Pune|Poona]], [[Bombay State]], India (present-day Pune, [[Maharashtra]])
| birth_name =
| module =
| residence = {{ubl|[[Raj Bhavan, Itanagar|Raj Bhavan]], [[Itanagar]]}}
| party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{army|India}}
| serviceyears = 31 March 1972 – 30 June 2013
| rank = [[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| unit = [[Rajputana Rifles|2nd Rajputana Rifles]]
| commands = [[File:IA_Northern_Command.jpg|20px]] [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]] [[File:Gajraj corps.png|20px]] [[IV Corps (India)|IV Corps]] [[Indian Military Training Team]] [[17th Infantry Division (India)|17 Mountain Division]] [[Rajputana Rifles|2 Rajputana Rifles]]
| battles = [[Operation Pawan]] [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]] [[Operation Parakram]]
| battles_label =
| awards = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] [[File:Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]] [[File:Yudh_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Yudh Seva Medal]]
| spouse =
| laterwork =
| signature =
| website =
| alma_mater = [[St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School]] [[Sainik School, Rewa]] [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] [[Indian Military Academy]]
}}

Lieutenant General '''K. T. Parnaik''' {{small|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]]}} (born 28 June 1953) is a retired general officer of the [[Indian Army]] who is serving as 20th [[Governor of Arunachal Pradesh]] since 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who's Who{{!}} Governors |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/whos-who/governors |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=[[National Portal of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Rakesh |title=लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल कैवल्य त्रिविक्रम परनाइक बने अरुणाचल के राज्यपाल |url=https://dailynews360.patrika.com/arunachal-pradesh/lt-general-kaiwalya-trivikram-parnaik-appointed-as-governor-of-arunachal-pradesh-125553.html |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=[[Rajasthan Patrika]] |language=hi |archive-date=12 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212081245/https://dailynews360.patrika.com/arunachal-pradesh/lt-general-kaiwalya-trivikram-parnaik-appointed-as-governor-of-arunachal-pradesh-125553.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Soni |first=Mallika |date=2023-02-12 |title=Reshuffle and appointments: List of new governors set to take charge |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/new-governors-president-droupadi-murmu-reshuffle-and-appointment-list-of-new-governors-set-to-take-charge-101676178336239.html |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref> He is the first person from [[Maharashtra]] who took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kulkarni |first=Pranav |date=2011-01-12 |title=Puneite 1st Maharashtrian to take over Northern Command |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/puneite-1st-maharashtrian-to-take-over-northern-command/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and military career==
Parnaik studied at the [[St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School]], along with his brother A. T. Parnaik, also a [[lieutenant general]], who retired as Director General Border Roads.<ref>https://staloysiusjabalpur.edu.in/</ref> Later He joined [[Sainik School, Rewa]] and [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]]. He was commissioned into the [[Rajputana Rifles|2nd Rajputana Rifles]] on 31 March 1972 from the [[Indian Military Academy]]. He attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]]. He commanded the 2nd battalion, The Rajputana Rifles (2 RajRif) in the Rajasthan Sector and in Jammu and Kashmir. He also attended the Senior Command and the Higher Command Course.<ref name="Bio - The Hindu">{{cite news |title=Parnaik takes charge as head of Northern Command |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Parnaik-takes-charge-as-head-of-Northern-Command/article15502253.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=January 2011 |access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref>

On 26 January 2003, Parnaik was awarded the [[Yudh Seva Medal]] for his command of an infantry brigade during the [[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff]]. He attended the [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]] in 2004 as part of the 44th course.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Unnithan |first1=Sandeep |last2=Parihar |first2=Rohit |title=Northern Command chief Lt Gen Parnaik made false claims to get 12 acres of free land from Rajasthan govt |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/northern-command-chief-lt-general-kaiwalya-trivikram-parnaik-land-grab-case-rajasthan-government-152614-2013-01-26 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-12 |title=War veteran, former Northern Command chief: The ex-Army officers on the list of Governors |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/war-veteran-former-northern-command-chief-the-ex-army-officers-on-the-list-of-governors-8440836/ |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

===General officer===
Promoted to the rank of [[Major general (India)|Major General]], Parnaik was appointed [[General officer commanding]] [[17th Infantry Division (India)|17 Mountain Division]] in [[Sikkim]].<ref name="GOC 17 Mtn Div">{{cite web |title=Nathu La pass reopens for Indo-China border trade after 44 yrs |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/07/06/nathu-la-pass-reopens-for-indo-china-border-trade-after-44-yrs-1152185667.html |website=oneindia.com |access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref> He later commanded the [[Indian Military Training Team]] (IMTRAT) in [[Bhutan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-12 |title=Two army officers to be Governor, LG of 'sensitive' Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/two-army-officers-to-be-governor-lg-of-sensitive-arunachal-pradesh-and-ladakh-12142212.html |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=[[Firstpost]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2009, Parnaik was promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]] and appointed General officer commanding [[IV Corps (India)|IV Corps]] in [[Tezpur]]. After a year-long tenure as GOC IV Corps, he moved to Army HQ as the Director General Perspective Planning - DG (PP). For his tenure as GOC IV Corps, on 26 January 2010, Parnaik was awarded the [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]].<ref name="UYSM">{{cite web |title=Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decoration |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=57292 |website=archive.pib.gov.in |access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref>

On 1 December 2010, Parnaik was accorded the status of Army Commander and named the Commander-designate of the [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]]. He took over from Lieutenant General B. S. Jaswal on 1 January 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen Parnaik Accorded Army Commander Status - Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir |url=http://www.earlytimes.in/newsdet.aspx?q=64117 |website=www.earlytimes.in |access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref> On 26 January 2012, he was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]].<ref name="PVSM">{{cite web |title=368 Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decorations Announced |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=79889 |website=archive.pib.gov.in |access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref> After a two-and-a-half year stint as Northern Army Commander, he retired from the Army on 30 June 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Parnaik retires |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/northern-army-commander-lt-gen-parnaik-retires/ |website=The Indian Express |access-date=13 February 2023 |language=en |date=3 July 2013}}</ref>

===Governor===
Parnaik was appointed Governor by [[Droupadi Murmu]], [[President of India]] on 12 February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thakur |first=Rajesh Kumar |title=President Murmu appoints new Governors in various states of India |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/feb/12/president-murmu-appoints-new-governors-in-various-states-of-india-2546790.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212055547/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/feb/12/president-murmu-appoints-new-governors-in-various-states-of-india-2546790.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 February 2023 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> He was congratulated by [[Pema Khandu]], [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=President appoints new governors; CM congratulates new Arunachal guv |url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2023/02/13/president-appoints-new-governors-cm-congratulates-new-arunachal-guv/ |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=The Arunachal Times |date=13 February 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Chowna Mein]], [[Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=CM Khandu, Deputy Mein congratulated new Arunachal guv |url=http://www.uniindia.com/cm-khandu-deputy-mein-congratulate-new-arunachal-guv/east/news/2915251.html |website=[[United News of India]]}}</ref> and [[Yogi Adityanath]], [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] for becoming Governor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-12 |title=CM Yogi Adityanath congratulates new Governor of Arunachal Pradesh |url=https://theprint.in/india/cm-yogi-adityanath-congratulates-new-governor-of-arunachal-pradesh/1367697/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=[[ThePrint]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

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Nadeem Ahmed at 12:41, 8 January 2026