Nanda is an Indian surname. It is found among the Punjabi Khatris.[1] The Nanda Khatris have produced a lineage of governors in Eminabad.[2] They have also given various prime ministers in Jammu-Kashmir state.[3] Jawala Sahai, a notable revenue officer of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and an official of Raja Gulab Singh at the Lahore Darbar belonged to a Nanda Khatri family.[4] Many Nanda Khatris were also settled in Ludhiana prior to the partition of India.[5] A Nanda Khatri called Suthre Shah from Baramulla, Kashmir founded the sect of Suthra. He was a disciple of Guru Hargobind.[6]
Notable people
- Ananya Nanda, Indian playback singer and winner of Indian idol junior
- Ashish Nanda, Director of IIM Ahmedabad
- Biddanda Chengappa Nanda, (1931–2018), Indian Army General
- Chetanya Nanda, Indian cricketer
- Gaurav Nanda, International Method Acting Coach
- 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, father of Punjabi drama
- Jimmy Nanda, Mrs India 2007
- Kiranmoy Nanda (born 1944), politician
- Meera Nanda (born 1954), Indian writer, historian and philosopher of science
- Nikhil Nanda (born 1974), Indian businessman, Joint Managing Director of Escorts Group
- Prashanta Nanda (born 1947), movie actor from Odisha
- Ratish Nanda, conservation architect
- Ravindra Nanda (born 1943), HOD of Craniofacial Sciences at Division of Orthodontics
- Ritu Nanda (1948–2020), daughter of Raj Kapoor
- Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda (1915–2009), Indian Navy Admiral
- Suresh Nanda, Lieutenant Commander in Indian Army
- Serena Nanda (born 1938), American author, anthropologist, and professor emeritus
- William Nanda-Bissell, Chairman at FabIndia
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References
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
- ↑ Proceedings. Publication Bureau, Punjab University. 1986.
- ↑ District & States Gazetteers of the Undivided Punjab (prior to Independence). B.R. Publishing Corporation. 1984.
- ↑ Saggar, Balraj (1993). Who's who in the History of Punjab, 1800-1849. National Book Organisation. ISBN 978-81-85135-60-1.
- ↑ Punjab (India) (1970). Punjab District Gazetteers: Ludhiana. Controller of Print. and Stationery.
- ↑ Siṅgha, Sukhadiāla (1996). Historical Analysis of Giani Gian Singh's Writings. UICS.