Malhotra is an Indian surname of the Dhai Ghar sub-group of

Khatri Khatri is a caste of the Indian subcontinent that is predominantly found in India, but also in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the subcontinent, they were mostly engaged in mercantilistic professions such as banking and trade, they were the d ...

s from Punjab. It is modified usage of '' Mehrotra''.

Notable people

Administrators

Ajai Malhotra Ajai Malhotra is a former Indian career diplomat who served as Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation. He is the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva. Diplomatic career He joined the ...

, Indian career diplomat who served as Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation. *

Anna Rajam Malhotra Anna Rajam Malhotra (née George; 17 July 1927 – 17 September 2018) was an Indian Administrative Service officer. She was the first woman in India to hold this position. Anna Rajam belonged to the 1951 batch of the IAS and married R. N. Malhotr ...

, first female

IAS officer The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. Considered the premier civil service of India, the IAS is one of the three arms of the All India Services along with the Indian ...

of India * G. C. Malhotra, former Secretary General of 12th Lok Sabha and 13th Lok Sabha *

Jagmohan Malhotra Jagmohan Malhotra (25 September 1927 – 3 May 2021), known by the mononym Jagmohan, was an Indian civil servant and politician. After working with the Indian National Congress, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1995. He served as Lieut ...

, former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir * Maharaja Chandu Lal Malhotra,

prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...

and former military general in

Khalsa Army The Sikh Khalsa Army (), also known as Khalsaji or simply Sikh Army, was the military force of the Sikh Empire. With its roots in the Khalsa founded by Guru Gobind Singh, the army was later modernised on Franco-British principles by Maharaja Ran ...

. * Neena Malhotra, IFS officer and Indian Ambassador to Republic of San Marino *

R. N. Malhotra Ram Narain Malhotra popularly known as R. N. Malhotra (1926 – 29 April 1997) was the seventeenth governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), serving from 4 February 1985 to 22 December 1990. Malhotra was a member of the Indian Administrativ ...

, Indian banker who served as the 17th governor of the

Reserve Bank of India The Reserve Bank of India, chiefly known as RBI, is India's central bank and regulatory body responsible for regulation of the Indian banking system. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It is responsible f ...

(RBI) * Saloni Malhotra, CEO of DesiCrew

Army officers

* Anoop Malhotra, Lieutenant General in Indian Army * Om Prakash Malhotra, Former Chief of Indian Army *

Ravish Malhotra Ravish Malhotra (born 25 December 1943 in Lahore, British India) is a retired Air commodore (India), Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force. He was an Air Force test pilot stationed at the test centre in Bangalore. He was also the Air Officer Com ...

, an Indian air force pilot and astronaut

Artists

* DJ Rekha (Rekha Malhotra), London based DJ and musician * Jay Malhotra, guitarist in the rock band 'Rumour Cubes' *

Jhataleka Malhotra Jhataleka Malhotra is an Indian model and beauty queen. She was crowned the first runner-up in Femina Miss India 2014. She represented India at Miss International 2014 held in Japan where she won the Miss Internet Beauty award though she did no ...

,2nd position in Femina Miss India 2014 *

Karan Malhotra Karan Malhotra is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his debut film '' Agneepath'' (2012) which emerged as one of the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year. Before marking his directorial debut with Dharma ...

, director of Bollywood movie ''Agneepath'' *

Manish Malhotra Manish Malhotra (born December 5 1966) is an Indian fashion designer, couturier, costume stylist, entrepreneur, filmmaker, revivalist based in Mumbai, India. The founder of the eponymous label, Manish Malhotra, he has been deeply entrenched in ...

, Indian celebrity fashion designer *

Namit Malhotra Namit Malhotra (born 2 April 1976) is the chief executive officer of visual effects, animation and stereo conversion company DNEG. He is also the founder and non-executive director of Prime Focus Limited, world's largest independent integrated med ...

, Indian origin founder of VFX company '

DNEG DNEG (formerly known as Double Negative) is a British visual effects, computer animation, and stereo conversion studio that was founded in 1998 in London, and rebranded as DNEG in 2014 after a merger with Indian VFX company Prime Focus. The ...

' that has won

Oscars The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

for Interstellar, Ex Machina, Blade Runner 2049, First Man and Tenet. *

Punit Malhotra Punit Malhotra (born 13 May 1981) is an Indian film director who works in Hindi cinema. His first film, ''I Hate Luv Storys'', released on 2 July 2010. Early life and family Punit Malhotra was born on 13 May 1981, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and bro ...

, director of the film "

I Hate Luv Storys ''I Hate Luv Storys'' is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Punit Malhotra and produced under Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and Ronnie Screwvala's UTV Motion Pictures. It stars Imran Khan and Sonam ...

" *

Shaleen Malhotra Shaleen Malhotra is an Indian VJ and television actor. He plays Spl. Agent Karan Shergill in the show of Ziddi Dil Maane Na of Sony Sab. He made his television debut with Star Plus' crime based action show '' Arjun'' as ACP Arjun Suryakant Ra ...

, Indian VJ and actor

Athletes

* Anastasia Malhotra, Indo-Japanese tennis player. She was ranked 449 in the world. * Anmol Malhotra, Indian cricketer *

Ashok Malhotra Ashok Omprakash Malhotra (born 26 January 1957) is a former Indian cricketer who played in seven Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals from 1982 to 1986. He used to be the highest scorer in Ranji Trophy at one time. He was also said t ...

, Indian cricketer * Ishan Malhotra, Indian cricketer *

Jaskaran Malhotra Jaskaran Malhotra (born November 4, 1989) is an Indian-born American cricketer. He has played for the United States cricket team since January 2018, and made his full international debut for the side in March 2019. Early life Malhotra was born i ...

, Indo-American cricketer who hit six sixes in one over. *

Manny Malhotra Emmanuel Noveen Malhotra (born May 18, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who is currently an assistant coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is a former assistant coach of the Vancouver C ...

, Indo-Canadian hockey player * O. P. Malhotra, Indian

hockey Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...

player who was part of the Indian team that won gold at the

1956 Olympics 1956 Olympics refers to both: *The 1956 Winter Olympics, which were held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy *The 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport eve ...

. * Reema Malhotra, Indian cricketer * Manisha Malhotra, Indian tennis player. She was ranked 149 in the world.. * Vikram Malhotra, Indian professional squash player. He was ranked number 58 in the world.

Authors

Aanchal Malhotra Aanchal Malhotra is an Indian historian and writer, best known for her work on oral history and material culture of the partition of India in 1947. Biography Malhotra was born in New Delhi in 1990. She received a BFA in traditional printmaki ...

, Indian author *

Rajiv Malhotra Rajiv Malhotra (born 15 September 1950) is an Indian-born American Hindutva ideologue, author and founder of Infinity Foundation, which focuses on Indic studies, and also funds projects such as Columbia University's project to translate the ...

, Indian-American author and Hindutva Activist

Bollywood actors

Harshaali Malhotra Harshaali Malhotra (born 3 June 2008) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi-language films and television series. Early life Harshaali was born on 3 June 2008 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India into a Punjabi Hindu family. Career ...

, Indian child actress famous for playing "Munni" in Bajrangi Bhaijan * Himmanshoo A. Malhotra, Indian actor and winner of Nach Baliye 2015 *

Pavan Malhotra Pavan Malhotra (born 2 July 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television alongside Punjabi and few Telugu films. He has played lead roles in Buddhadeb Dasgupta's National Film Award-winning ''Bagh Bahadur'' and Saeed Akhtar ...

, Indian actor * Sanya Malhotra, Indian actress *

Sharad Malhotra Sharad Malhotra (born 9 January 1983) is an Indian actor, who primarily works in Hindi television and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the role of Prince Goldy in '' Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag''. His first major role w ...

, Indian actor *

Sidharth Malhotra Sidharth Malhotra (; born 16 January 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He began his career as a fashion model, but left it to pursue an acting career. He made his acting debut with a minor role in the television serial ''Dhart ...

, Indian Bollywood Actor

Businessmen

* Aradhya Malhotra, co-founder of Skyless Game Studios * Arjun Malhotra, co-founder of HCL Group and

SPIC MACAY ''Spic'' (also spelled ''spick'') is an ethnic slur used in the United States for people from Latin American countries and states. Etymology Some sources from the United States believe that the word ''spic'' is a play on a Spanish-accented pro ...

* Dikesh Malhotra, Indo-Nepali Businessman and influencer * Dina Nath Malhotra, Indian publisher and founder of Hind Pocket Books. * Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Indian billionaire businesswoman

Doctors

* Anil Kumari Malhotra, Indian homoeopathic physician and the principal of Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital of Delhi University *

Aseem Malhotra Aseem Malhotra is a British cardiologist, public health campaigner, author, and advocate against the use of COVID vaccines. He campaigns for people to reduce sugar in their diet, promotes a low-carb and high-fat diet, and encourages the reduct ...

, British-Indian cardiologist * Jaideep Malhotra, India-based gynecologist, infertility specialist and an ace sonologist. *

Raman Malhotra Raman Malhotra is a British ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon. He is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon and head of the Corneoplastic unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead. Education and early career Born on 13 September 1968 at Isl ...

, British ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon

Journalists

Inder Malhotra Inder Malhotra (1 February 1930 – 11 June 2016) was an Indian journalist, editor and author. Career Malhotra was the resident editor of '' The Statesman'' in New Delhi from 1965 to 1971. He was the India correspondent for ''The Guardian'' from ...

, Indian journalist with experience in editing for ''

The Statesman A statesman or stateswoman typically is a politician who has had a long and respected political career at the national or international level. Statesman or Statesmen may also refer to: Newspapers United States * ''The Statesman'' (Oregon), a n ...

and

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'' *

Vineet Malhotra Vineet Malhotra is an Indian Television anchor and journalist working with NewsX as a prime time debate show host and consulting editor. Early life and education He was born in London, England on 14 October 1978. His father was a diplomat wh ...

, Indian Television anchor and journalist working with NewsX as a prime time debate show host.

Judiciary

Anu Malhotra Anu Malhotra is an Indian filmmaker on the subject of travel and expedition. She has written, directed, and hosted many television series, programs, films, and advertisement films for the Department of Tourism in India. She has led the Incredib ...

, judge in Delhi High Court * Indu Malhotra Senior Counsel and former judge of Supreme Court of India * Om Prakash Malhotra, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India * P. P. Malhotra, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India

Politicians

* Avtar Singh Malhotra, Punjabi politician belonging to the Communist Party of India * Inder Jit Malhotra, member of the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...

representing the constituency of

Jammu Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...

. *

Seema Malhotra Seema Malhotra (born 7 August 1972) is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Feltham and Heston since 2011. A member of Labour and Co-operative, she has served as Shadow Minister for Business and Consumers since 20 ...

, British Labour and Co-operative Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Feltham and Heston * Smriti Malhotra Irani, Indian BJP politician * Tara Singh Malhotra, Indian politician and activist. *

Usha Malhotra Usha Malhotra is an Indian politician . She was a Member of Parliament, representing Himachal Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), ...

, Indian Congress politician *

Vijay Kumar Malhotra Vijay Kumar Malhotra (born 3 December 1931) is an Indian politician and a sport administrator. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was born in the Lahore city of Punjab in British India which is now in Pakistan. He was the 4th out of ...

, Indian BJP politician and sport administrator

Scientists and academics

, Indian professor * Deepak Malhotra, economist *

Neil Malhotra Neil Malhotra is an American political economist. He is the Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, where he is also the Louise and Claude N. Rosenbrg, Jr. Director of the Center ...

, economist * Renu Malhotra, Indo-American

planetary scientist Planetary science (or more rarely, planetology) is the scientific study of planets (including Earth), celestial bodies (such as moons, asteroids, comets) and planetary systems (in particular those of the Solar System) and the processes of their ...

, known for discovering minor planets * Sangeeta Malhotra, Indian astrophysicist who studies galaxies. She works for

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...

Goddard Space Flight Center.

Fictional characters

Giant-Man Giant-Man is the alias used by several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Editorial Story Hank Pym, the first Giant-Man, with the Wasp, appeared in many superheroes stories published in the serial ''Tales t ...

(Raz Malhotra),

Marvel Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics * ...

superhero

References

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