Mohinder is an Indian male name, possibly a variant of
Mahendra
Mahendra is a Sanskrit compound word deriving from Maha (Highest position) and Indra Deva (the King of Gods) from Hindu mythology.{{Citation needed, date=April 2022 It has been used in compound royal styles.
History and politics
Royalty
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Mohinder Amarnath, Indian cricketer
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Mohinder Lal, Indian hockey player
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Mohinder Pratap Chand
Mohinder Pratap Chand (1 August 1935 – 19 October 2020) was an Urdu writer and poet of India who promoted Urdu language and literature in India.
Career
In Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK) is a university ...
, Indian poet
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Mohinder Purba (a.k.a. Deep Roy), Kenyan actor
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Mohinder Saran
Mohinder Saran is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He represented the electoral division of The Maples in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2007 until 2019. He was first elected in the 2007 provincial election. Saran was re-elected ...
, Canadian politician
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Mohinder Singh
Mohinder Singh Rai (15 March 1934 – 26 May 2002) was an Indian triple jumper born in village Khan Khana Punjab who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an ...
, Indian triple jumper born 1934
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Mohinder Singh Dhoni, Indian cricketeer
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Mohinder Singh Gill
Mohinder Singh Gill is a retired Indian triple jumper who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Gill won 52 major international invitational competitions in North America and Europe, setting 19 new records in the process. In addition, he won fiv ...
, Indian triple jumper born 1947
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Mohinder Singh Kaypee
Mohinder Singh Kaypee, is an Indian politician and member of Indian National Congress.
Early life
Mohinder Singh Kaypee was born into a Dalit family to Darshan Singh Kaypee and Karan Kaur. His father was killed by Khalistani militants in 199 ...
, Indian politician
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Mohinder Singh (middle distance runner)
Mohinder Singh Rai (15 March 1934 – 26 May 2002) was an Indian triple jumper born in village Khan Khana Punjab who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an ...
, Indian winner of the
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...
at the
1962 Asian Games
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, Host city = Jakarta, Indonesia
, Nations participating = 17
, Athletes participating = 1,460
, Events = 120 in 13 sports
, Opening ceremony = 24 August 1962
, Closing ceremony = 4 September 1962
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Mohinder Singh Pandher, Indian serial murder victim
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Mohinder Singh Pujji
Squadron Leader Mohinder Singh Pujji DFC (14 August 1918 – 18 September 2010), also known as Mahinder Singh Pujji, was a distinguished Royal Air Force fighter pilot and one of the first Indian Sikh pilots to volunteer with the Royal Air Force ...
, Indian RAF Fighter pilot in World War II
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Mohinder Singh Randhawa
Mohinder Singh Randhawa or M. S. Randhawa (2 February 1909 – 3 March 1986) was an Indian historian, civil servant, botanist, and author. He played major roles in the establishment of agricultural research in India, the Green Revolution i ...
, Indian art historian
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Mohinder Singh Sarna
Mohinder Singh Sarna (1923, Rawalpindi, British India - 2001) was an Indian civil servant and novelist who wrote in Punjabi. He won the 1994 Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection ''Nawen Yug De Waris''. He served as an officer o ...
(aka S. Mohinder), Indian film score composer
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Mohinder Suresh
Mohinder Suresh is a fictional character on the NBC drama ''Heroes'', portrayed by Sendhil Ramamurthy. He is from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a genetics professor at the University of Madras holding a PhD in parapsychology. He is attemp ...
, fictional character in the U.S. TV series ''Heroes'', portrayed by Sendhil Ramamurthy
See also
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Mohinder (band)
Mohinder was a post-hardcore band from Cupertino, California. Despite their brief existence, they were considered an important feature of the California hardcore punk scene, and helped to define the musical genre now known as screamo.Ashlock, Je ...
, an American post-hardcore band
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