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<p>Creating a new article</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Hindu surname}}<br /> <br /> {{About|the name|the title|Pradhan}}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Pradhan&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Kshatriya]] [[Hindu]] [[surname]] in the [[Indian subcontinent]].<br /> <br /> == Background ==<br /> The surname Pradhan originates from the ministerial title [[Pradhan]], the head of a village.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book |last=Kumar Majumdar |first=Anis |title=Panchayat Politics and Community Development |last2=Singh |first2=Bhanwar |publisher=Radha Publications |year=1996 |isbn=9788174870919 |page=22 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book |last=Uniyal |first=Vaibhav |title=PANCHAYAT RAJ IN INDIA: REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN |last2=Bahuguna |first2=Rajesh |date=December 31, 2021 |publisher=Ashok Yakkaldevi |isbn=9781716149979 |pages=58-66, 80-83 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; The title derives from the [[Sanskrit]] &#039;&#039;[[Pradhana|pradhāna]]&#039;&#039; meaning &quot;most important, prime, chief or major&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Monier |url=https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/MWScan/2014/web/webtc/servepdf.php?page=0680 |title=A Sanskrit–English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1899 |pages=680 |language=en |chapter=प्रधान |author-link=Monier Monier-Williams}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == People ==<br /> === A ===<br /> <br /> * [[Adrian Pradhan]], Nepali musician<br /> * [[Aishwarya Rutuparna Pradhan]], Indian civil servant<br /> * [[Ajay Pradhan]], Indian cricketer<br /> * [[Ajayanti Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Alisha Pradhan]], Bangladeshi actress and businesswoman<br /> * [[Amar Roy Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Amerika Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Amitash Pradhan]], Indian actor<br /> * [[Amrit Prasad Pradhan]], Nepali professor and founder of Amrit Campus<br /> * [[Anoop Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Arghya Roy Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Atul Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Ashish Pradhan]], Indian footballer<br /> <br /> === B ===<br /> <br /> * [[Bhushan Pradhan]], Indian actor<br /> * [[Bikash Pradhan]], Indian cricketer<br /> * [[Binod Pradhan]], Indian cinematographer and director<br /> * [[Biswajeet Pradhan]], Indian spatial scientist and writer<br /> * [[Buddhi Pradhan]], Nepali cricket umpire<br /> <br /> === C ===<br /> <br /> * [[Gorkha National Liberation Front#Splinter group|C.K. Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> <br /> === D ===<br /> <br /> * [[Dharmendra Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan]], Nepali politician<br /> * [[Debabrata Pradhan]], Indian cricketer<br /> * [[Debendra Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> <br /> === G ===<br /> <br /> * [[Gananath Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Ganga Prasad Pradhan]], Nepali pastor and writer<br /> * [[Gangadhar Pradhan]], Indian dancer<br /> * [[Gauri Pradhan Tejwani]], Indian actress and model<br /> <br /> === H ===<br /> <br /> * [[Hari Prasad Pradhan]], Nepali Chief Justice<br /> * [[Hridaya Chandra Singh Pradhan]], Nepali writer and social worker<br /> <br /> === J ===<br /> <br /> * [[Jacob Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Jagadish Pradhan]], Nepali weightlifter<br /> * [[Jagdish Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Jaslal Pradhan]], Indian boxer<br /> <br /> === K ===<br /> <br /> * [[Kashiraj Pradhan]], Sikkimese politician and journalist<br /> * [[Keshab Chandra Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Kishore Pradhan]], Indian actor<br /> * [[K. N. Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> <br /> === L ===<br /> <br /> * [[Latika Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> <br /> === M ===<br /> <br /> * [[Manasi Pradhan]], Indian women&#039;s rights activist and author<br /> * [[Mandil Pradhan]], Nepali mountain biker<br /> * [[Manoj Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Mazharul Haque Prodhan]], Bangladeshi politician<br /> * [[Menuka Pradhan]], Nepali actress<br /> <br /> === N ===<br /> <br /> * [[Nagarjuna Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Nahakul Pradhan]], Sikkimese politician and journalist<br /> * [[Narendra Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Nibedita Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Nikki Pradhan]], Indian field hockey player<br /> * [[Nitesh R Pradhan]], Indian journalist and singer<br /> * [[Nitin Pradhan]], Indian-American Chief Information Officer<br /> * [[Nityananda Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> <br /> === P ===<br /> <br /> * [[Pallavi Pradhan]], Indian actress<br /> * [[Parashu Pradhan]], Nepali writer<br /> * [[Pranoti Pradhan]], Indian actress<br /> * [[Prasanta Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Prem Dhoj Pradhan]], Nepali musician<br /> * [[Pushpa Pradhan]], Indian field hockey player<br /> <br /> === R ===<br /> <br /> * [[Raj Pradhan]], Nepali cricketer<br /> * [[Rajendra Pradhan]], Nepali weightlifter<br /> * [[Rakesh Pradhan]], Indian footballer<br /> * [[Ram Chandra Singh Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Ramita Pradhan]], Nepali politician<br /> * [[R. D. Pradhan]], Indian Administrative Service officer<br /> * [[Renubala Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Rifat Pradhan]], Bangladeshi cricketer<br /> * [[Rishiram Pradhan]], Nepali judoka<br /> * [[Rohan-Rohan|Rohan Pradhan]], Indian music director<br /> * [[Runa Pradhan]], Nepali swimmer<br /> <br /> === S ===<br /> <br /> * [[Sahana Pradhan]], Nepali politician<br /> * [[Sakshi Pradhan]], Indian actress and model<br /> * [[Saluga Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Sanju Pradhan]], Indian footballer<br /> * [[Sapana Pradhan Malla]], Nepali Supreme Court Judge<br /> * [[Saraswati Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Satish Pradhan]], Indian mayor<br /> * [[Shahnawaz Pradhan]], Indian actor<br /> * [[Shivam Pradhan]], Indian actor<br /> * [[S.N. Pradhan]], Indian Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau<br /> * [[Snehal Pradhan]], Indian cricketer and journalist<br /> * [[Sonalika Pradhan]], Indian-Australian fashion designer<br /> * [[Srichchha Pradhan]], Nepali model<br /> * [[Subhadra Pradhan]], Indian field hockey player<br /> * [[Sukumar Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Sunil Pradhan]], Indian medical researcher and writer<br /> * [[Suryakant Pradhan]], Indian cricketer<br /> <br /> === T ===<br /> <br /> * [[Tapan Kumar Pradhan]], Indian poet and writer<br /> * [[Tejashri Pradhan]], Indian actress<br /> * [[Trilochan Pradhan]], Indian scientist<br /> <br /> === V ===<br /> <br /> * [[Vimla Pradhan]], Indian politician<br /> * [[Vishwajeet Pradhan]], Indian actor<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{surname}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Surnames]]<br /> [[Category:Indian surnames]]</div>

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