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'''Pandey''', '''Pande''', or '''Panday''' ([[Hindi]]: पाण्डेय/पाण्डे/पाँडे/पाण्डेय) ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: पाण्डे/पाँडे/पाण्डेय) is a [[surname]] found among the communities of [[brahmin]]s in [[India]] and both [[Bahun]] and [[Chhetri]] communities of [[Nepal]].<br />
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[[Pande dynasty]] of [[Nepal]] were the [[Chhetri]] aristocratic family who dominated the Nepalese administration and military uptil the 19th century as [[Mulkaji]] and [[Mukhtiyar]], both equivalent to Prime minister.{{sfn|Joshi|Rose|1966|p=23}} [[Deshpande]] and other variations of this surname, ending in "-pande", are found in the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] region of India.<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
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* [[Aditya Pande]], (born 1976) Indian contemporary artist<br />
* [[Alok Pandey]], Indian actor<br />
* [[Ananya Panday]], Indian Actress<br />
* [[Basdeo Panday]], 5th [[List of prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago|Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago]] from 1995 to 2001<br />
* [[B. D. Pande]] (born 1917), former governor of Punjab and West Bengal<br />
* [[Bhim Bahadur Pande]] (1915-1992), Nepalese aristocrat, diplomat and historian, awarded title of [[Sardar]]<br />
* [[Brij Bihari Pandey]], political leader<br />
* [[Chhavi Pandey]] (born 1994), Indian actress and anchor<br />
* [[Chittu Pandey]] (1865–1946), Freedom fighter from Baliya<br />
* [[Chunky Pandey]] (born 1962), Bollywood film star<br />
* [[Dalbhanjan Pande]], Nepalese politician, military officer and senior minister from [[Pande family|Gora Pande clan]]<br />
* [[Damodar Pande]], ''[[Mulkaji]]'' (Prime Minister) of [[Kingdom of Nepal]]; Son of Kaji [[Kalu Pande]]<br />
* [[Ganesh Pandey]], first ''[[Kaji (Nepal)|Kaji]]'' of [[Gorkha Kingdom]]<br />
* [[Ghanshyam Pande]], religious leader, commonly known as Swaminarayan; believed to be a deity by followers<br />
* [[Govind Chandra Pande]] (1923–2011), historian<br />
* [[Gyanendra Pandey]] (born 1972), Cricketer<br />
* [[Kabinga Pande]] (born 1952), Minister of Foreign Affairs Zambia (originally hailing from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh)<br />
* [[Kalu Pande]] (born Vamshidhar Pande); Kaji of Gorkha Kingdom, One of the Nepalese military leaders of [[Unification of Nepal]], Leader of aristocratic [[Pande family]] of Nepal<br />
* [[Kedar Pandey]] (1920–1982), Politician, Chief Minister of Bihar<br />
* [[Rahul Sankrityayan]] (Kedarnath Pandey) Polyglot Writer, Padma Bhushan, Sahitya Academy Award winner<br />
* [[Mahendra Bahadur Pandey]] (born 1948), Nepali politician<br />
* [[Mangal Pandey]], Indian soldier who led an incident immediately predating the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Great Rebellion]] of 1857<br />
* [[Manish Pandey]] (born 1989), Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Manoj Kumar Pandey|Capt. Manoj Kumar Pandey]], Indian Army officer from [[First Gorkha Rifles]]; winner of Param Vir Chakra, India's highest bravery award<br />
* [[Mike Pandey]], Wildlife film maker<br />
* [[Mrinal Pande]] (born 1946), Indian journalist, editor, columnist, (TikamGarh, Madhya Pradesh)<br />
* [[Neeraj Pandey]] (born 1973), Bollywood film director, writer & producer<br />
* [[Nirmal Pandey]] (1962–2010), Bollywood actor from Nainital in Uttarakhand<br />
* [[Nitesh Pandey]] (born 1973), Indian TV/films actor<br />
* [[Piyush Pandey]], Advertising executive, Mumbai, India<br />
* [[Poonam Pandey]] (born 1991), Bollywood actor, Mumbai, India<br />
* [[Prasoon Pandey]] (born 1961), film director<br />
* [[Prem Chand Pandey]], Scientist and Founder Director, [[NCAOR]]-[[Indian Antarctic Program]]<br />
* [[Prithvi Bahadur Pande]], Chairman of [[Nepal Investment Bank]]<br />
* [[Rahul Pandey]], Indian playback singer<br />
* [[Raj Mangal Pande]] (born 1920), politician, former Central HRD Cabinet Minister, Government of India<br />
* [[Ranajit Pande]], Nepalese ''[[Mulkaji]]'' from aristocratic [[Pande family]]<br />
* [[Rana Jang Pande]] (''[[Mukhtiyar]]''), [[List of prime ministers of Nepal|Prime Minister of Nepal]], Son of Kaji [[Damodar Pande]]<br />
* [[Rangaraj Pandey]] (born 1975), Tamil journalist, political analyst, actor, TV anchor<br />
* [[Rati Pandey]], Indian actress and anchor<br />
* [[Ravish Kumar]] (full name Ravish Kumar Pandey), Journalist at [[NDTV]]<br />
* [[Ritesh Pandey]], Indian politician<br />
* [[Ritesh Pandey (singer)|Ritesh Pandey]], Indian singer<br />
* [[Rohini Pande]], economist<br />
* [[Sandeep Pandey]] (born 1965), social activist<br />
* [[Saroj Pandey]], Indian politician and member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
* [[Shikha Pandey]] (born 1989), Indian female cricketer<br />
* [[Surendra Pandey]] (born 1958), Nepali politician<br />
* [[Tansen]] (Ramtanu Pandey), One of navratnas of Akbar and scholar of ragas and India's great musician<br />
* [[Tarkeshwar Pandey]], former Indian Member of Parliament<br />
* [[Vamsharaj Pande]] – [[Dewan]] (Prime Minister) of [[Kingdom of Nepal]]<br />
* [[V. C. Pande]] (1932–2005), former Cabinet Secretary and former governor, Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh<br />
* [[Vijay Kumar Pandey]], Nepali media personality <br />
* [[Vijay S. Pande]] (born 1970), protein biochemist<br />
* [[Vinod Pande]], film maker and author<br />
* Members of [[Pande family]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Deshpande]]<br />
* [[Panday (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Pandey (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Pandi (disambiguation)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Books==<br />
*{{Cite book | last = Pradhan | first = Kumar L. | title = Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839 | publisher = Concept Publishing Company | year = 2012 | isbn = 9788180698132 | location = New Delhi | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7PP1yElRzIUC}}<br />
*{{citation | last = Regmi | first = Mahesh Chandra | title = Kings and political leaders of the Gorkhali Empire, 1768–1814 | year = 1995 | page = 83 | publisher = Orient Longman | isbn = 9788125005117}}<br />
* {{Cite book | last = Pradhan | first = Kumar L. | title = Brian Hodgson at the Kathmandu residency, 1825–1843 | publisher = Spectrum Publications | year = 2001 | isbn = 9788187502159 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8XBuAAAAMAAJ&q=kala+pande&dq=kala+pande}}<br />
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