Nanda (surname)
Nanda is an Indian surname. It is found among the Khatris of Punjab and Brahmins of Odisha.[1]
Notable people bearing the surname, who may or may not be associated with the clan, include:
- Agastya Nanda, Indian actor
- Ananya Nanda, Indian playback singer and winner of Indian Idol Junior
- Ashish Nanda, Director of IIM Ahmedabad
- Bal Ram Nanda (1917-2010), Indian historian and biographer
- Biddanda Chengappa Nanda, (1931–2018), Indian Army General
- Chetanya Nanda, Indian cricketer
- Govind Nanda, American tennis player
- Gulshan Nanda (1929–1985), Indian novelist and screenwriter
- Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998), former Indian Prime Minister
- Har Prasad Nanda (1917–1999), Indian automotive industrialist
- Ishwar Chander Nanda (1892-1965), father of Punjabi drama
- Jimmy Nanda, Indian actress and model, Mrs India 2007
- Kiranmoy Nanda (born 1944), politician
- Meera Nanda (born 1954), Indian writer, historian and philosopher of science
- Nabin Nanda, Indian politician
- Nikhil Nanda (born 1974), Indian businessman, Joint Managing Director of Escorts Group
- Pintu Nanda (1977-2023), Indian actor
- Prashanta Nanda (born 1947), movie actor from Odisha
- Ramakrushna Nanda (1906-1994), Indian writer in the Odia language
- Ratish Nanda, Indian conservation architect
- Ravindra Nanda (born 1943), HOD of Craniofacial Sciences at Division of Orthodontics
- Sanjeev Nanda, son of Suresh Nanda, grandson of SM Nanda, accused in the 1999 Delhi hit-and-run case
- Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda (SM Nanda, 1915–2009), Indian Navy Admiral
- Seema Nanda, American government official
- Serena Nanda, American author and anthropologist
- Shweta Bachchan Nanda, Indian author, journalist and model
- Suresh Nanda, Lieutenant Commander in Indian Army
- Srabani Nanda, Indian sprinter
- Swati Nanda, Indian actress and model
- Vartika Nanda, Indian journalist and campaigner
- Ved Prakash Nanda (1934-2024), Indian American academic
- William Nanda-Bissell, Chairman at FabIndia
Gaurav Nanda from Patiala, Indian Government official
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References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.