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India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include

Sports

Anil Bhardwaj (cricketer) Anil Bhardwaj (born 2 January 1954) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Delhi and Orissa. See also * List of Delhi cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cr ...

(born 1954), Indian cricketer * B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj (born 2000) Indian badminton player *

Manu Bhardwaj This is a list of cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for Himachal Pradesh cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Players in ...

, Indian cricketer * Mohini Bhardwaj (born 1978), American gymnast *

Om Prakash Bhardwaj Om Prakash Bhardwaj (18 March 1942 – 21 May 2021) was a boxing coach from Chennai, India. In 1985, he was awarded the Dronacharya Award, India's highest award in the field of coaching of sports and athletics. He is India's first Dronachary ...

, Indian boxing coach * Vijay Bharadwaj (born 1975), Indian cricketer

Entertainers

* Ankit Bhardwaj, Indian film and television actor * Hetu Bhardwaj, Indian writer *

Lavanya Bhardwaj Lavanya Bhardwaj (born 12 November 1984) is an Indian television actor and model. He is best known for his role as Sahadeva in the mythological TV show '' Mahabharat''. Personal life Bharadwaj met Dede Frescilla, an Indonesian lawyer during ...

, Indian actor and model * Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, Indian musician *

Nitish Bharadwaj Nitish Bharadwaj (born 2 June 1963) is an Indian television and film actor, director, screenwriter, film and TV programme producer, veterinarian (veterinary surgeon) graduate from Mumbai Veterinary college and former Member of Parliament in Lok S ...

(born 1963), Indian film actor and politician * Bharadwaj (composer) (born 1960), Indian music director, composer, singer-songwriter, and music producer, born Ramani Bharathwaj *

Reena Bhardwaj Reena Bhardwaj is a British Indian singer, songwriter and recording artist best known for her collaborations with A. R. Rahman and Nitin Sawhney. Versatile to genre and language, her repertoire includes a variety of Indian Traditional, Bollywo ...

, British singer * Rekha Bhardwaj, Indian singer *

Rohit Bhardwaj Rohit Bhardwaj (born 30 January 1983) is an Indian television actor and model. He is best known for his role as Yudhishthira in the mythological TV show, ''Mahabharat'' (2013-2014). After the show in 2014, he, along with the fellow cast member ...

, Indian actor *

Shweta Bhardwaj Shweta Bhardwaj is an Indian actress and model who has acted in Hindi and South Indian films. She made her debut in the 2008 action film ''Mission Istanbul'', starring Vivek Oberoi & Zayed Khan. She has been a Gladrags Model. Background Born a ...

, Indian actress *

Siddharth Bhardwaj Siddhartha or Siddharth is the birth name of the founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha. Siddhartha may also refer to: Books * ''Siddhartha'' (novel), about a fictional contemporary of the Buddha, by Hermann Hesse Film and TV * ''Siddhartha'' (1 ...

, Indian television personality *

Sumit Bhardwaj Sumit Bhardwaj is an Indian actor who appears in television shows. He is best known for appearing as Neil Sareen in his debut series ''Shastri Sisters'' on Colors TV. His other shows include ''Beyhadh'', '' Ayushman Bhava'' and ''Qayamat Ki Raa ...

(born 1992), Indian actor * Vishal Bhardwaj (born 1965), Indian film director and musician

Politicians

Deepak Bharadwaj Deepak Bhardwaj (1950–2013) was an Indian politician belonging to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Bhardwaj had contested for 15th Lok Sabha from the West Delhi Constituency in May 2009. As per news reports, he was the richest candidate for the 15 ...

(1950–2013), an Indian politician *

H. R. Bhardwaj Hansraj Bhardwaj (16 May 1939 – 8 March 2020) was an Indian politician who was Governor of Karnataka from 2009 to 2014; he also served as Governor of Kerala from 2012 until 2013. He was a member of the Indian National Congress. He holds the rec ...

(1937–2020) Indian politician *

Naresh Bhardwaj Nareshindra Bhardwaj (born 1959) is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the 2008 provincial election to represent the electoral district of Edmonton-Ellerslie in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He is a member of the Progressive Co ...

(born 1959) is a Canadian politician *

Ram Chandra Bharadwaj Ram Chandra Bharadwaj, also known as Pandit Ram Chandra was the president of the Ghadar Party between 1914 and 1917. As a member of the Ghadar Party, Ram Chandra was also one of the founding editors of the Hindustan Ghadar and a key leader of t ...

(died 1918), Indian politician *

Saurabh Bhardwaj Saurabh Bharadwaj is an Indian politician from the Aam Aadmi Party, representing Greater Kailash constituency in the Delhi Legislative Assembly. He is currently the Vice Chairman of the Delhi Jal Board. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Governm ...

(born 1979), Indian politician

Others

* Raman Bhardwaj, Scottish broadcast journalist *

Somnath Bharadwaj Somnath Bharadwaj (born 28 October 1964) is an Indian theoretical physicist who works on Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology. Bharadwaj was born in India, studied at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, and later received his Ph ...

(born 1964), Indian theoretical physicist {{surname, Bhardwaj Hindu surnames